PSYC 1200 Lecture Notes - Collectivism, Groupthink, Egotism
4 May 2014
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Physical attractiveness - key determinants for both sexes. Similarities - provides social validation; tend to like them more. Passion - about our sexual passion for the other person. Intimacy - important; understanding shared with the other person. Commitment - devoting with the other person. Interdependence theory - the more overlap, the more secure the relationship. Social loafing: reciprocity, commitment, attractive people, authority, group decision making, resisting social influences. Social facilitation is when an enhancement of task performance occurs because of the presence of other people. The phenomena whereby your performance is influenced by the presence of others. Tend to work alone in order to perform better at certain tasks. Social loafing is the decreased effort put forth by individuals when working in a group: when your working with others - actually needing help. Products and opinions are made more attractive when they are demonstrated by attractive people: attractive people get better compliance.
