Group Influence

A set of vocabulary flashcards based on key concepts related to group influence.

Social Facilitation

The strengthening of a dominant response due to the presence of others.

Evaluation Apprehension

Concern for how others are evaluating us.

Social Loafing

The tendency for people to exert less effort when working in a group compared to when they are individually accountable.

Free-riding

Benefitting from the group while contributing little in return.

Deindividuation

Loss of self-awareness and evaluation apprehension; occurs in group situations that foster anonymity.

Group Polarization

Group-produced enhancement of members’ pre-existing tendencies; a strengthening of the members’ average tendency.

Groupthink

A mode of thinking that occurs when concurrence-seeking becomes so dominant in a cohesive in-group that it overrides realistic appraisal of alternative courses of action.

Informational Influence

When looking to others and accepting information about what reality is; influences change in attitudes based on discussion.

Normative Influence

Influence based on a desire to be accepted by a group; can lead to stronger attitudes without needing to know the reasoning.

Pluralistic Ignorance

A false impression of how others are thinking, feeling, or responding.