PSYA02H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Scapegoating, Groupthink
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Norms, roles and conformity: social psychology: how individuals perceive and think about other people, behavior depends on where we are than who we are, social norms: how to behave in social contexts, public behavior & manners, social roles: behaviors associated within a group, stanford prison study, closely scrutinize the ethical implications of the research. Social loafing and social facilitation: social loafing: when an individual working as a group reduces their effort, wont help my performance; wont make a difference; rewards don"t matter to me; no one else is trying hard, social facilitation: when individual"s performance is better in the presence of others when alone, group think: decision making problem when group members avoid arguments, become over confidence(cid:224)minimize potential problems(cid:224)apply social pressure to members, obedience: complying with instructions from the one in authority (classic study of obedience, conforming to group attitudes.
