Social Psych vocab 2
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 conformity | adjusting one's behavior or thinking to coincide with a group standard |
| normative social influence | resulting from a persons desire to gain approval or avoid disapproval |
| information social influence | resulting from one willingness to accept other' opinions about reality |
| social loafing | tendency of people in a group to exert less effort when pooling their efforts toward attaining a common goal than when individually accountable |
| deindividuation | loss of self awareness & self restraint occurring in group situation that foster arousal & anonymity |
| group polarizaiton | the enhancement of a group prevailing attitudes through discussion within the group |
| groupthink | mode thinking that occurs when the desire for harmony in a decision making group overrides a realistic appraisal of alternatives |
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