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18 Cards in this Set
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Diffusion of Responsibility
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Everyone thought that it was somebody else would take responsibility for a matter; consequentially responsibility diminishes.
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Good Samaritan Laws
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Must contact authorities when you witness somebody else in peril.
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Factors that increase the bystander effect:
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Number of people present, Negative mood, strangers, ambiguous situation vs.a clear emergency, time pressure
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Factors that decrease the bystander effect:
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Positive mood, cohesive groups vs. strangers, and clear emergencies vs. ambiguous situations, presence of pro social models
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Social Facilitation
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stronger responses on simple or easy tasks in the presence of others; things you don't feel confident in you will do worse in.
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Social Loafing
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Less effort toward a common goal when in a group than when alone
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De individuation
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Idea that there is a loss of self-awareness and self-restraint when in a group context.
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Group Polarization
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The enhancement of a group's prevailing attitudes through discussion with in the group.
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Social Context
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setting, situation, expectations, and interaction govern behavior in that setting.
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Fundamental attribution error (FAE)
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understanding situational influences
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Self-Serving Bias
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An attributable pattern in which one takes credit for success but denies responsibility for failure.
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Foot in the Door phenomenon
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The tendency for people who have first agreed to a small request to comply later with a larger one
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Cognitive Dissonance Theory
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We act to reduce discomfort we feel when two of our thoughts are inconsistent
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Group Think
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Group seeks conformity and unit; They sacrifice everything in order to maintain peace within the group, which can lead to poor decision making.
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conformity
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adjusting our behavior or thinking to being into line with some group standard
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Conditions that strengthen conformity
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One is made to feel incompetent or insecure; The group has at least three members; The group is unanimous
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Who was the teacher who conducted the social experiment in classroom based upon the color of the students eyes?
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Jane Elliot
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What is the Pygmalion effect?
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Is where students perform better than other students simply because they are expected to do so; studied by Rosenthal and Jacobson.
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