Define Social and apply to examples Facilitation Social

� An individual’s performance is altered due to the presence of another person or

Also called ‘freeriding’ � An decrease in an individual’s performance because of being in

�The person in your group who does little to nothing, because… � a. they

�A phenomenon where people mimic the accents and physicality of others when visiting new

Occurs when group members lose their sense of personal identity and responsibility and the

� Group polarization is the tendency for decisions made by groups to be far

� Hitler did this, rallying millions behind his belief that Jews had to be

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� Define �Social and apply to examples Facilitation �Social loafing �Chameleon effect �Deindividuation �Group polarization

� An individual’s performance is altered due to the presence of another person or other people � This can either a positive or negative effect. Examples: � When one is nervous in front of a crowd and performs worse than usual…. � When one runs faster when racing others as opposed to when running alone…. � When students do better in smaller classes. � Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007

�The person in your group who does little to nothing, because… � a. they knowing someone else will do the work � b. the group is too large � c. they feel the group will not value their input or contributions Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007

�A phenomenon where people mimic the accents and physicality of others when visiting new places: �Ex: A person from MO visits GA and says, “How y’all doin? ” �Studies indicate that more empathetic personality types are prone to the chameleon effect (the BLUE personality; the GREEN personality would not likely succumb to this phenomenon)

Occurs when group members lose their sense of personal identity and responsibility and the group “assumes” responsibility for their behavior. � For example…Soccer fans storm the field � � This does not mean that people are not responsible for their actions or behaviors Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007

� Group polarization is the tendency for decisions made by groups to be far more extreme than those decisions that are made by individuals. � In other words, it is the tendency of people to make decisions that are more extreme when they are in a group, as opposed to a decision made alone. � This is NOT Group THINK!!!! Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007

� Define �Social and apply to examples Facilitation �Social loafing �Chameleon effect �Deindividuation �Group polarization