PSYC 2606 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Social Facilitation, Henri Tajfel, Deindividuation
14 Mar 2017
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Ingroup favoritism tendency to chose to support or in this case give more points to a group we are a part of. Maximum joint profit how many points given total. Maximum ingroup profit points to ingroup. Maximum differentiation difference between points given to ingroup and points given to outgroup (ingroup favoritism) English soccer fans vs. iranian soccer fans. Reassess and change who is a group member depending on the options/situation we are in. We are constantly assessing who are ingroup and outgroup members. This includes redefining how we think of ourselves/what group we see ourselves in. Humans are an innately social species and rely on others to survive. Social evolution because group living heightens reproductive fitness, biological and psychological processes evolved to support group functioning. Ingroup love vs. outgroup hate (us vs. them) Cyclists raced faster in groups than when racing the clock. Had children wind fishing reels along or in groups. The presence of a conspecific creates arousal.
