Social Psychology Talbot Chapter Eight Group Influence Social
Social Psychology Talbot Chapter Eight Group Influence
Social facilitation • The presence of others • Crowding: The presence of many others • Why are we aroused in the presence of others? • Evaluation apprehension • Driven by distraction • Mere presence Copyright © 2002 by The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. 2 of 10
Social loafing • Many hands make light work • Social loafing in everyday life • Factors that reduce social loafing Copyright © 2002 by The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. 3 of 10
Deindividuation • Doing together what we would not do alone – Group size – Physical anonymity – Arousing and distracting activities • Diminished self-awareness Copyright © 2002 by The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. 4 of 10
Group polarization • The case of the “risky shift” • Do groups intensify opinions? – Group polarization experiments – Naturally occurring group polarization • Explaining polarization – Informational influence – Normative influence Copyright © 2002 by The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. 5 of 10
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Groupthink • • Symptoms of groupthink Critiquing groupthink Preventing groupthink Groupthink and group influence Copyright © 2002 by The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. 6 of 10
Minority influence • • Consistency Self-confidence Defections from the majority Is leadership minority influence? Copyright © 2002 by The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. 7 of 10
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