Social Psychology: Group Dynamics

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Tendency of a group to express more extreme views than members would as individuals.

Group polarization

Social Facilitation Effect

Conformity

Social Loafing

Tendency for people to perform better when others are watching

Individual Polarization

Social Facilitation Effect

Conformity

Self-perception Theory

Tendency for people to follow the behavior of the group

Compliance

Conformity

Obedience

Groupthink

Diffusion of responsibility when a large group of people is present

Conformity

Social Facilitation Effect

Bystander Effect

Attribution Theory

A change in behaviour that is deemed necessary in order to fit in a particular group

Normative social influence

Social Cognition

Groupthink

Deindividuation

Diffusion of responsibility phenomenon seems to reduce the sense of personal responsibility that any one person in the feels to help another in need and increases in proportion to the size of the group present.

True

False

Situational attribution refers to the way people gather, use, and interpret information about the social aspects of the world around them.

True

False

When we are in a group of like-minded people, group polarization might occur.

True

False

Stanley Milgram set up a laboratory experiment using deception and confederates to determine what factors were involved in individual decisions to conform with a group decision.

True

False

The mere exposure effect is the act of unconsciously adopting the beliefs of others around us.

True

False

Social norms develop in a group and community and the nature of the human being is to “go along with the crowd”. Using studies and theories discussed in the chapter on the social psychology of groups to expand upon the above statement.

Explain why people conform to the group even when it goes against their personal beliefs.

Discuss and offer examples of both the positive and negative implications of group conformity. Discuss the potential for political use of the power of the group for social control.

Discuss the methodology used in the early social psychological experiments with attention to ethical dilemmas related to the conduction of the research.

Describe two research studies related to bystander behaviour.

Tendency of a group to express more extreme views than members would as individuals.

Group polarization

Social Facilitation Effect

Conformity

Social Loafing

Tendency for people to perform better when others are watching

Individual Polarization

Social Facilitation Effect

Conformity

Self-perception Theory

Tendency for people to follow the behavior of the group 

Compliance

Conformity

Obedience

Groupthink

Diffusion of responsibility when a large group of people is present

Conformity

Social Facilitation Effect

Bystander Effect

Attribution Theory

A change in behaviour that is deemed necessary in order to fit in a particular group

Normative social influence

Social Cognition

Groupthink

Deindividuation

Diffusion of responsibility phenomenon seems to reduce the sense of personal responsibility that any one person in the feels to help another in need and increases in proportion to the size of the group present. 

True

False

Situational attribution refers to the way people gather, use, and interpret information about the social aspects of the world around them.

True

False

When we are in a group of like-minded people, group polarization might occur. 

True

False

Stanley Milgram set up a laboratory experiment using deception and confederates to determine what factors were involved in individual decisions to conform with a group decision. 

True

False

The mere exposure effect is the act of unconsciously adopting the beliefs of others around us. 

True

False