PS270 Study Guide - Final Guide: Brainstorming, Social Comparison Theory, Fishing Reel
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What de nes a group: direct interactions, joint membership in a social category, shared set of goals. Collectives: common activity but little engagement. Social brain hypothesis: brain has evolved to cope with and enhance our ability to be involved in groups. Perceived norms are as meaningful as explicit norms. Social facilitation: triplett"s fishing reel studies: Children wind shing reels and perform more quickly when others are beside them: key is the dominant response is strengthened not nessecarily success, can be virtue presence. Evaluation apprehension theory: impact only occurs if others are perceived as being able to judge us. Distraction-con ict theory: distraction impacts performance, blindfolds make a difference. Social loa ng: individual output declines when people work with others, people pull harder when they think they are alone. Can be reduced or eliminated when people think their individual efforts will be important, relevant, and meaningful. Less likely when we think we can be singled out.
