Conformity, obedience, attribution, and group dynamics concepts from a college social psychology course, distinct from the famous-studies deck's specific experiments.
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- What is informational social influence?
- Conformity based on accepting others' interpretations of reality as factually correct, especially in ambiguous situations.
- What is normative social influence?
- Conformity motivated by a desire to gain approval and avoid disapproval from others.
- How does public conformity differ from private acceptance?
- Public conformity is outward compliance without internal belief change; private acceptance involves genuine belief change.
- What is the foot-in-the-door technique?
- Getting someone to comply with a small request first, then following with a larger request.
- What is the door-in-the-face technique?
- Making a large, unreasonable request first, then following with a smaller, more reasonable request.
- What factors increase conformity pressure in groups?
- Group size, unanimity of the group, importance of the group to the individual, and public nature of the response.
- What is the fundamental attribution error?
- The tendency to attribute others' behavior to internal dispositions while underestimating the role of situational factors.
- What is the actor-observer bias?
- When explaining our own behavior, we emphasize situational factors; when explaining others' behavior, we emphasize internal factors.
- What is the self-serving bias?
- The tendency to attribute success to internal factors and failure to external factors for oneself.
- What is social facilitation?
- The tendency for people to perform better on simple, well-learned tasks when others are present.
- What is social inhibition?
- The tendency for people to perform worse on complex or unfamiliar tasks when others are present.
- What does the Zajonc drive theory explain about performance with others?
- Arousal from others' presence enhances dominant responses; for simple tasks this aids performance, but for complex tasks it hinders it.
- What is deindividuation?
- Loss of self-awareness and accountability in groups, leading to uninhibited and sometimes antisocial behavior.
- What is social loafing?
- The tendency for individuals to exert less effort when working in a group than when working alone.
- What is diffusion of responsibility?
- In groups, individuals feel less personal responsibility for outcomes because responsibility is spread among group members.