Ch. 8

Social Facilitation

perform simple tasks better when others around
Social Inhibition

perform dificult tasks worse when others around
Zajonc's Theory
Effects of Crowding
- -increases stress/arousal
- -faster breathing/heart rate
- -increases dominant response
- -increases aggressiveness
Evaluation Apprehension

Concern about how we are being evaluated by others
Social Loafing

exert less effort when their efforts are pooled with others
Deindividuation

loss of self-awareness when in group
Group Polarization

pre-existing tendiencies of members become intensified in group settings
risky Shift Phenomenon

peopel make riskier decisions when in group
Groupthink

groups ignore rational appraisals as a result of concurrence seeking
When does Groupthink happen

group is friendly, isolated and democratic
Symptoms of Groupthink

illusion of invulnerability, belief of superiority, conformity pressures
Minority Influence

happens when consistent in viewpoint, self confidence, defect from majority
Social Comparisons

evaluating one's opinions and abilities by comparing to others
Pluralistic Ignorance

false impression of what others are thinking

Author

tcorn

45470

Card Set

Ch. 8

Description

Exam 2

Updated

2010-10-28T00:50:13Z

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