PSYA01H3 Chapter 13: Psya01 (Ch-13)
Document Summary
Ties together subtle physical coordination with emotional functioning. Influence the manners we use to the amount of alcohol we drink, food we eat, clothes we wear, and our beliefs and attitudes. People"s behaviour strongly affected by social norms, without realization: group dynamics: social loafing and social facilitation, social loafing = occurs when one individual puts less effort into working on a task with others, factors encourage loafing. Low efficacy beliefs = occurs if tasks are too difficult or complex, that people don"t know where to start. Believing that one"s contributions are not important to the group = occurs if people can"t see how their own input matters to the group. Not caring about the groups outcome = occurs when a person is not personally identified with the group, can be a result of feeling rejected from the group or perceiving that the group is unsuccessful or unimportant.
