Group Behavior and Social Influence

These flashcards cover key concepts related to group behavior and social influence as presented in the lecture notes.

Social Facilitation

The phenomenon where the presence of others can enhance performance on easy tasks but hinder performance on difficult ones.

Social Loafing

The tendency for individuals in a group to exert less effort toward a common goal when compared to when they are individually accountable.

Deindividuation

The loss of self-awareness and self-restraint in group situations that promote arousal and anonymity.

Group Polarization

The enhancement of a group's prevailing inclinations through discussion, which can intensify shared beliefs.

Obedience

Compliance with commands given by an authority figure, often leading to actions contrary to personal conscience.

Foot-in-the-door phenomenon

The tendency for people to agree to a small initial request makes them more likely to agree to a larger request later.

Cognitive Dissonance

The discomfort experienced when holding two conflicting thoughts, which can lead to changes in beliefs or attitudes to resolve the inconsistency.

Automatic Mimicry

The tendency to unconsciously imitate the behavior of others, which can enhance empathy and social connections.

Groupthink

A mode of thinking that occurs when the desire for harmony in a decision-making group leads to irrational or dysfunctional decision-making.

Minority Influence

The capacity of a committed individual or a small minority to sway the opinions of the majority by consistently expressing their views.