Unit 2: Group Influence Flashcards
3 types of minimal group influence
social facilitation, social loafing, deindividuation
minimal groups
more than 1 person that are perceived as “us” for longer than a few moments
social facilitation
mere presence of others strengthens dominant response when task is easy
social inhibition
mere presence of others hampers performance when task is complex
effects of social arousal - evaluation apprehension
we’re concerned about how others evaluate us so we have to attend to the task and what people think - leads to arousal
what shows that evaluation apprehension is driven by distractions
flashes of light have same effect on performance
social loafing
try less because we rely on group (when in a group there is less evaluation apprehension)
to lessen social loafing
make individuals accountable for their own contribution
social loafing doesnt always occur in groups when
task is challenging, involving (intrinsic motivation), group members are friends, big reward for effort
deindividuation
when arousal and diffused responsibility combine, people have loss of self-awareness and evaluation apprehension and feeling of anonymity in effect
zimbardo’s model of deinviduation
anecdote conditions lead to internal state lead to behavior
how to counter deindividuation
mirrors, bright lighting, name tags, individualized clothing
groupthink
faulty thinking in highly cohesive groups - dissent is suppressed in the interest of harmony
groupthink is likely to occur when
group is highly cohesive, isolated, leader is directive/charismatic
avoid groupthink by
assign a “devil’s advocate” subdivide group and reunite, invite outside expert, have a “second chance” meeting
