PSYC 2120 Study Guide - Final Guide: Relative Deprivation, Prefrontal Cortex, Observational Learning

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2120
• Professor: James Check

Document Summary

Group two or more people who for longer than a few moments interacts with and influences one another and perceive one another as us . 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 responses owing to the presence of others. 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. Additive tasks tasks where the groups achievement depends on the sum of the individual efforts. Free ride people who benefit from the group but give little in return. Deindividuation loss of self-awareness and evaluation apprehension; occurs in group situations that foster anonymity and draw attention away from the individual.