PSYCH 1X03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Decision-Making, Group Cohesiveness, Groupthink
22 Jun 2016
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Our thoughts and behaviour are determined by other individuals around us. Common sense does not always equal research findings. Presence of others: norman triplett: first person to study social psychology, when placed in group scenarios, we are motivated to perform better than we would in a individual scenario. The mere presence of others was a positive influence in the performance of the actor. Co-actor are other individuals that are performing the same task and motivate us. Audience is the group of people observing the task. Social facilitation refers to the increased performance that occurs in the presence of co-actors and audience. Social facilitation cannot explain as to why our performance in certain activities is hindered when other individuals are present. Zajonc"s resolution states that, for tasks which have been well practiced and are simple, performance increases in the presence of a audience or co-actors. In complex tasks however, performance decreases when co-actors or audience are present.
