Social Psychology, Chapter 8

Front 1

group

Back 1

2 + ppl who, for longer than a few moments, interacts with and influence one another and perceive one another as "us"

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coactors

Back 2

a grp of ppl working simultaneously and individually on a noncompetitive task

Front 3

social facilitation

Back 3

1. original meaning- tendency of ppl to perform simple/ well-learned tasks better when others are present. 2. current meaning-the strengthening of dominant responses owing to the presence of others

Front 4

evaluation apprehension

Back 4

concern for how others are evaluating us

Front 5

social loafing

Back 5

tendency for ppl to exert less effort when they pool their efforts toward a common goal than when they are individually accountable

Front 6

free riders

Back 6

ppl who benefit from the grp but give little in return

Front 7

deindividuation

Back 7

loss of self awareness and evaluation apprehension; occurs in grp situations that foster anonymity and draw attention away from the individual

Front 8

group polarization

Back 8

grp-produced enhancement of members preexisting tendencies; a strengthening of the members average tendency- not a split within the grp

Front 9

social comparison

Back 9

evaluating ones opinions/ abilities by comparing oneself to others

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pluralistic ignorance

Back 10

false impresssion of how other ppl are thinking, feeling, or responding

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groupthink

Back 11

"the mode of thinking that persons engage in when concurrence seeking becomes so dominant in a cohesive in-grp that it tends to override realistic appraisal or alternative courses of action"

Front 12

leadership

Back 12

process by which certain grp members motivate and guide the grp