Psychology 2070A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Deindividuation, Group Dynamics, Groupthink

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2070A/B
• Professor: James Olson

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Group dynamics social psychological study of groups and group processes. Social facilitation: physical arousal narrows focus of attention for well performed tasks blocks out distractions for new tasks inhibits ability to recognize all new cues for good performance. Social loafing cheering experiment: participants cheered loudest when they thought they were alone, as perceived group size increased, loudness decreased. Aspect 1 deindividuation reduces their inhibitions counter normative behaviour children alone and identifiable unlikely to take more than one candy children in group (bigger more likely) and anonymous very likely to take more than one candy. Aspect 2 deindividuation increases response to external cues (possibly) prosocial behaviour: anonymous kkk more aggressive in giving electric shock than identifiable, anonymous nurses less aggressive in giving electric shock than identifiable, dependent on situation cues. Aspect 3 large groups i(cid:374)(cid:272)rease people"s adhere(cid:374)(cid:272)e to e(cid:373)ergi(cid:374)g (cid:374)or(cid:373)s withi(cid:374) the group ie. a norm of aggression develops within the group people begin adapting to norm.