PSYCH 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Stanley Milgram, United States District Court, Social Influence
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Social influence: how groups influence individual behavior: social facilitation: enhanced performance due to the presence of others, ex: athletes, actors, zajonc"s model: presence of others can enhance or decrease performance. Enhance = if dominant response is relatively easy. Decrease = if dominant response is difficult (ex: public speaking if you have stage fright: social loafing: ppl work less hard when in a group than working alone. Can be prevented by monitoring individual efforts: deindividualization: reduced individuality, self-awareness, and moral standards. Risky-shift effect: decisions made by a group tend to be more extreme than ones made by individuals. Groupthink: making a bad decisions as a result of maintaining cohesiveness. inc when group is: under pressure, faces external threats, biased in a particular direction, conformity, compliance, and obedience. Eichmann trial: normal, pretty nice guy involved w the horrendous murder of millions of. Jews during the holocaust--how is this possible? expectations. Conformity: altering one"s behaviors/opinions to match those of other ppl or their.
