Social Psychology (4C) Flashcards
What is group?
An organized, stable collection of individuals in which the members are aware of an influence one another and share common identity
What is group dynamics?
How membership or participation in a group influences our thoughts and behaviours
What is an additive task?
It is when members perform parallel task. Productivity increases with group size.
EX: shovelling snow on a large parking lot; the more people the more efficient
What is a conjunctive task?
Group is only as productive as its weakest members
EX: hiking up a mountain with a group
What is a disjunctive task?
When a single solution is required, the most competent group member is likely to provide a solution
What is a divisible task?
When simultaneous performance of several tasks is needed, a larger group with a leader to coordinate tasks is optimal
What is social facilitation?
Improvement in performance because others are present . Operates for both psychical and mental tasks
What is social loafing?
Phenomena in which people extert less effort on a collective task than they would on a comparable individual task.
- It is also known as free riding
- It occurs large groups
- It occurs less in highly cohesive groups
- Displayed i we stern cultures more than eastern cultures
- Seen more in men then women
What is group polarization?
Initial attitudes become more intense and extreme with group interaction
EX: liking JB more after raving about him in a group
What is groupthink?
Faulty group decision making as a result of trying to hard to agree
What is altruism?
Self-sacrificing behaviour carried out for the benefit of others
what is egoistic helping behaviour?
Motivated by a desire to reduce one’s own personal distress or receive rewards
What is the bystander effect (Apathy)
The more people present, the less likely any one person will attempt to help
what is diffusion of responsibility?
we are less likely to assist in a lager group because reasonability to help is shared
What is aggression?
Broad range of behaviour as intended to harm others.
- There is a genetic component
- Associated with high levels of testosterone and low levels of serotonin