Introduction to Social Pschology
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Social Psychology is the Scientific Study about how people “Think About”, “Influence” and “Relate” to one another.
Impressions –
Physical Appreances
Cognitive schemas
Stereotypes & Prejudice
Attraction
Obedient to Authority
Expectation Confirmation.
Group Psychology
Bystander Effect
Conformity to Others
Productivity in Groups
Insufficient Coordination
Social Loafing
is the reduced effort people invest in a task when they are working with other people.
Social loafing is particularly likely to happen in the following circumstances:
- When the group is large
- When it is difficult to evaluate individual contributions to a task
- When people expect their coworkers to pick up the slack
Diffusion of responsibility
contributes to social loafing. A person does not feel as responsible for working on a task if several others are also present, since responsibility is distributed among all those present.
Deindividuation
When people become deindividuated, they lose their inhibitions and their sense of responsibility and are not self-conscious about their behavior. Deindividuation is a major reason for the violence that sometimes happens in mobs.
Social Facilitation –
(some cases) individuals perform better when other people are present. (usually easy tasks)
Group Decision-Making
Groupthink
Group Polarization
Minority Influence
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