the practice of thinking or making decisions as a group in a way that discourages creativity of individual responsibility
group think
the tendency for groups to make decisions that are more extreme than the decisions that would be made by the members acting alone
group polarization
a person is more likely to make a different decision when they are in a group which results in the group becoming more polarized
riskey shift
the resultant of all the forces acting on members to remain in the group
group cohesiveness
the tendency of individuals to put forth less effort when they are part of a group
social loafing
this produces a feeling of discomfort leading to an alteration in one of the attitudes, beliefs, or behaviors to reduce the discomfort and restore balance
cognitive dissonance
a type of social influence involving a change in belief or behavior in order to fit in with a group