Social Psychology

Question	Answer
GROUP	two or more people who, for longer than a few moments, interact with and influence one another and perceive one another ad "us"
CO-ACTORS	a group of people working simultaneously and individually on a non-competitive task
SOCIAL FACILITATION	(1) original meaning: the tendency of people to perform simple or well-learned tasks better when others are present; (2) current meaning: the strengthening of dominant (prevalent, likely) responses owing 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 they pool their efforts toward a common goal than when they are individually accountable
FREE RIDERS	people who benefit from the group but give little in return
DEINDIVIDUATION	loss of self-awareness and appreciation; occurs in group situations that foster anonymity and draw attention away from the individual
GROUP POLARIZATION	group-produced enhancement of members' pre-existing tendencies; a strengthening of the members' average tendency, not a split within the group
PLURALISTIC IGNORANCE	a false impression of how other people are thinking, feeling, or responding
GROUPTHINK	"the mode of thinking that persons engage in when concurrence-seeking becomes so dominant in a cohesive in-group that it tends to override realistic appraisal of alternative courses of action"--Irving Janis
LEADERSHIP	a process by which certain group members motivate and guide there group

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