Psychology 2070A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Stanford Prison Experiment, Group Cohesiveness, Deindividuation
2 Apr 2018
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What is a group: group: collection of 3+ people who interact with one another and are interdependent in the sense that their needs and goals cause them to rely on one another. Social norms: social norms are powerful determinants of behaviour - if violated shunned by group or pressured to leave group. Simple vs di cult tasks: study: when cockroaches had to solve a maze- took longer to solve it when other roaches were present, people and animals do worse in presence of others when task is di cult. Gender and cultural di erences in social loa ng: study: tendency to loaf is stronger in men, women higher in relational interdependence - tendency to focus and care about relationships with others. Groupthink: a kind of thinking in which maintaining group cohesiveness and solidarity is more important than considering the facts in a realistic manner.
