co-actors
a group of people working simultaneously and individually on a noncompetitive task
deindividuation
loss of self awareness and evaluation apprehension, occurs in group situations that draw one from the individual
ex: participating in a riot
free-ride
benefiting from the group, but giving little in return
evaluation apprehension
concern for how others are evaluating us
group
two or more people who interact and influence one another (“we”)
group polarization
group produced enhancement and strengthening of members’ pre-existing tendencies
groupthink
where a group’s desire for harmony or conformity results in irrational or dysfunctional decision-making
ex: Bay of Pigs
leadership
process in which certain group members motivate and guide the group
pluralistic ignorance
case in which virtually every member of a group or society privately rejects a belief, opinion, or practice, yet believes that virtually every other member privately accepts it
ex: classroom where students don’t ask questions because they assume everyone else understands the material, when in reality, many others also have questions but are too afraid to be the first to speak up
social facilitation
the strengthening of dominant (prevalent, likely) responses owing to the presence of others
ex: an athlete performing better during a competition with a crowd than when practicing alone
social loafing
tendency for people to exert less effort when they pool their efforts toward a common goal than when they are individually accountable
a group of people working simultaneously and individually on a noncompetitive task
co-actors
loss of self awareness and evaluation apprehension, occurs in group situations that draw one from the individual
ex: participating in a riot
deindividuation
benefiting from the group, but giving little in return
free-ride
concern for how others are evaluating us
evaluation apprehension
two or more people who interact and influence one another (“we”)
group
group produced enhancement and strengthening of members’ pre-existing tendencies
group polarization
where a group’s desire for harmony or conformity results in irrational or dysfunctional decision-making
ex: Bay of Pigs
groupthink
process in which certain group members motivate and guide the group
leadership
case in which virtually every member of a group or society privately rejects a belief, opinion, or practice, yet believes that virtually every other member privately accepts it
ex: classroom where students don’t ask questions because they assume everyone else understands the material, when in reality, many others also have questions but are too afraid to be the first to speak up
pluralistic ignorance
the strengthening of dominant (prevalent, likely) responses owing to the presence of others
ex: an athlete performing better during a competition with a crowd than when practicing alone
social facilitation
tendency for people to exert less effort when they pool their efforts toward a common goal than when they are individually accountable
social loafing
