PS270 Study Guide - Final Guide: Groupthink, Verbal Behavior, Relative Deprivation
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Group two or more people who, for longer than a few moments, interact with and influence one another and perceive one another as us . Co-actors a group of people working simultaneously and individually on a non-competitive task. Social facilitation (1) original meaning: the tendency of people to perform simple or well learned tasks better when others are present. (2): current meaning: the strengthening of dominant (prevalent/likely) responses owing to the presence of others. Crowding enhances arousal which facilitates dominant responses. Evaluation apprehension: concern for how others are evaluating us. Social loafing the tendency for people to exert less effort when they pool their efforts toward a common goal than when they are individually accountable. Free ride benefiting from the group but giving little in return. Should make individual performance identifiable to combat this. *people in groups loaf less when the task is challenging, appealing or involving; cohesiveness.
