PSYCH253 Lecture Notes - Group Polarization, Social Loafing, Social Facilitation
2 Apr 2013
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Social facilitation: tendency to do better on simple tasks and worse on complex tasks in presence of others when our individual performance can be evaluated, presence of others boosts physiological arousal, arousal facilitates dominant response: Others" presence: alternative ideas: distraction-conflict theory. Others increase distraction: evaluation apprehension theory. Performance changes only if others can evaluate us. With 2 other ps (possible evaluation): better perform. With 2 blindfolded ps (no evaluation): same as baseline. Social loafing: tendency to do worst on simple tasks but better on complex tasks in presence of others if our individual performance cannot be evaluated. Group polarization: making decisions in groups that are more extreme that group members" initial inclinations, persuasive arguments explanation. Hear supporting arguments we haven"t yet considered: social comparison explanation. We want to fit in with others in group. Sense group"s position and adjust our own attitude even further in that direction to appear good to group.
