Psych Module 56
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Conformity | adjusting one's behavior or thinking to coincide with a group standard |
| Normative Social Influence | a person's desire to gain approval or avoid dissaproval |
| informational social influence | accepting others' opinions about reality |
| Social Facilitation | well-learned behaviors to be performed better and novel behaviors to be performed worse |
| social loafing | individuals reduce their effort on group tasks |
| deindividuation | the loss of self awareness and self restraint occurring in group situations that foster arousal and anonymity |
| group polarization | group discussions to amplify members' initial inclinations so that the average inclination of group members is strengthened |
| groupthink | decision making by a group in a manner that discourages creativity or individual responsibility |
| Chameleon Effect | tendency to unconsciously mimic those around us |
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