PSYCH101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Social Loafing, Reserve Teams In Norwegian Football, Groupthink

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH101
• Professor: Paul Wehr

Document Summary

Psych 101 chapter 13 (social psychology) notes. Mimicry taking on for ourselves the behaviours, emotional displays, and facial expressions of others. The chameleon effect describes how people mimic others non-consciously, automatically copying others" behaviours even without realizing it. Social norms the (usually unwritten) guidelines for how to behave in social contexts. Social loafing occurs when an individual puts less effort into working on a task with others. Social facilitation occurs when one"s performance is affected by the presence of others. Groupthink refers to the stifling of diversity that occurs when individuals are not able to express their true perspectives, instead of having to focus on agreeing with others and maintaining harmony in the group. Normative influence social pressure to adopt a group"s perspective in order to be accepted, rather than objected, by a group. Informational influence occurs when people internalize the values and beliefs of the group, coming to believe the same things and feel the same ways themselves.