| GROUPS | CONFORMITY | OBEDIENCE | PRO & ANTI SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR | BYSTANDER EFFECT |
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What is social influence?
The effect that the interaction with others can have on an individuals thoughts, feelings and behaviours
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What is conformity?
The tendency to adjust ones thoughts, feelings or behaviours in ways that are in agreement with those of a particular individual or group, or with expected standards.
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What is the tendency to follow the commands of someone with authority, or the rules or laws of society called?
Obedience
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What is any behaviour that is intended to be constructive or beneficial to another person, group or society?
Pro-social behaviour
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What is the bystander effect?
The tendency for individuals to be less likely to help another person in need when other people are present or believed to be present; the more people around the less likely help will occur.
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What do the following things create; two or more people who interact and influence one another and share a common purpose?
A group.
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What are social norms?
Rules or expectations that govern acceptable behaviour in a social situation.
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What is 'compliance'?
Changing ones behaviour in response to a request to do so, however the request has not come from an authority figure.
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What is anti-social behaviour?
Any behaviour that is disruptive or harmful to the well-being to the well-being or property of another person or to the functioning of society.
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What are the 2 influences on the bystander effect?
Audience inhibition & Diffusion of responsibility.
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What are group dynamics?
Social Loafing, Groupthink & Group Polarisation
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What is Informational Influence?
The tendency for people to accept information from others as true to reduce feelings of uncertainty.
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What is prestige in relation to obedience?
A factor influencing obedience that refers to the status of the institution associated with the direction.
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What is the reciprocity norm?
A social norm influencing pro-social behaviour that dictates we should help others who help us.
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What is audience inhibition?
Failing to help due to the fear of appearing foolish in the presence of others.
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What is Groupthink?
A mindset of two or more people that is characterised by an excessive tendency to seek consensus and fails to consider alternative better courses of action.
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What is conformity based on our desire to be liked or accepted by others?
Normative influence
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How does 'responsibility' influence obedience?
The chance of obedience increasing when the blame can be off-loaded to someone else.
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What is the social norm influencing pro-social behaviour that dictates we should help those who need help because we have a duty to do so called?
Social responsibility norm.
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What is the belief that, in a situation where help is required and others are present, one or more other people should or will take responsibility for helping called?
Diffusion of responsibility.
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What is the tendency for an individual group member to shift their initially held views to a more extreme position following a group discussion?
Group polarisation.
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What is Automatic Social Influence?
Describes how the behaviour of others leads us to respond in habitual ways.
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How does group pressure influence obedience?
The likelihood of obedience is increased where there is little or no group support for resisting the authority figure.
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What is the desire to benefit others for their own sake, without seeking personal gains or rewards called?
Altruism.
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What is the cost-benefit analysis?
Helping behaviour is determined by weighing up the rewards of helping with the social or personal risks of helping.
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