Definitions

Question 1

social contagion

Answer 1

imitative behavior involving the spread of actions, emotions, and ideas. tendency to imitative behavior –> individuals goes along with the group to do something they usually wouldn’t do.

Question 2

deindividuation

Answer 2

reduction in person identity and erosion of the sense of personal responsibility when one is part of a group

Question 3

group think

Answer 3

the impaired group decision making that occurs when making the right decision is less important than maintaining group harmony

Question 4

cognitive dissonance

Answer 4

individuals psychological discomfort (dissonance) caused by having two inconsistent thought. what we believe/ value system and what we do are two separate things