Chapter 12 Social Psychology

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What is bystander effect
The effect that the presence of other has on the decision to help or not help with help becoming less likely as the number of bystanders increase
What is Compliance?
Changing one's behavior as a result of other people directing or asking for the change.
What is Groupthink?
Thinking that occurs when there is a desire for harmony.
What is Group Polarization?
Enhancement of group attitudes through discussion within the group.
What is Social Loafing?
Exert less effort when working in a group.
What is Deindividuation?
Loss of self-awareness in a group due to feeling anonymous.
What is Social Facilitation?
Stronger performance in the presence of others.
What is diffusion of responsibility?
Dilution or weakening of each group members obligation to act when responsibility is perceived to be shared with all group members.
What are Scripts?
Knowledge about the sequence of events and actions is expected in a particular setting.
What are social norms?
Group's expectation regarding what is appropriate and acceptable for attitudes and behavior of its members.
What are social roles?
One of several socially defined patterns of behavior that are expected of persons in a given setting or group.
What is Conformity?
Changing one's own behavior to match that of other people.
What is Social Psychology?
The study of how a persons thoughts,feelings and behavior are influence by real imagined,or implied presence of others.
What is Altruism?
Pro-social behavior that is done with no expection of reword and may involve the rick of harm to oneself.
What is Obedience?
Changing behavior at the command of an authority figure.