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PSYCHOLOGY CH. 13
VOCABULARY section 2
Term | Definition |
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norms | understanding rules for accepted and expected behavior. |
conformity | adjusting our behavior or thinking to coincide with a group standard |
normative social influence | influence resulting from a person desire to gain approval or avoid disapproval |
informational social influence | influence resulting from a person willingness to accept other opinions about reality |
social facilitation | in the presence of others improved performance on simple or well learned task and worsen performance on difficult task |
social loafing | the tendency for people in a group to exert less effort when pooling their efforts toward attaining a common goal then when individually accountable |
defindivduation | the loss of self awareness and self restraint occurring in group situation that foster arousal and anonymity |
group polarization | the enhancement of a groups prevailing inclinations through discussion within the group |
groupthink | the mode of thinking that occurs when the desire for harmony in a decision making group overrides a realistic appraisal of alternatives |