PSYCH 280 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Deindividuation, Social Loafing, Group Polarization
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Social facilitation - originally a term for enhanced performance in the presence of others; now broader term for the effect, positive or negative, of the presence of others on performance. Dominant response - in a person"s hierarchy of possible responses in any context, the response he or she is most likely to make. Evaluation apprehension - people"s concern about how they might appear to others, or be evaluated by them. Social loafing - tendency to exert less effort when working on a group task in which individual contributions cannot be monitored. Self-censorship - withholding information or opinions in group discussions. Risky shift - tendency for groups to make riskier decisions than individuals would. Group polarization - tendency for group decisions to be more extreme than those made by individuals; whatever way the group as a whole is leaning, group discussion tends to make it lean further in that direction.
