PSYCH 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Group Polarization, Deindividuation, Social Loafing
Document Summary
Impact of an audience of performance of a task. Social facilitation is when the presence of another enhances performance. Social inhibition is when the presence of another interferes with performance. A decrease in individual effort when working in a group; can explain why some people do not like group projects, people become lazy. When you exhibit uninhibited behavior when you are anonymous. Decreased helping when there are multiple bystanders. Faulty decision when cohesive group avoids inconsistent information. Movement toward extreme position with a cohesive group. Social roles: unwritten rules of social behavior based on role. Social norms: unwritten rules of social behavior based on situation. Conformity is changing behavior because of real or imagine group pressure. Compliance is changing behavior following request without perceived authority. Obedience is changing behavior because of request with authority. Information: desire to be accurate in ambiguous situations. Foot in door is going along with small requests then more likely to accept larger request.