Social Facilitation
What is the term for performing better on simple or well-practiced tasks when other people are present?
Social facilitation
What is the term for putting less effort into a task when working in a group compared to working alone?
Social loafing
What is the term for poor decision-making that happens when a group values agreement more than critical thinking?
Groupthink
What is the term for losing self-awareness and self-control when part of a large group?
Deindividuation
A soccer player performs extremely well during practice games with teammates watching, but struggles when learning a completely new skill in front of an audience. Which concept best explains why the audience affected performance differently?
Social facilitation improves well-learned tasks but can impair difficult or unfamiliar tasks
Why are people more likely to socially loaf in large groups than in small groups?
Their individual effort is less noticeable / accountability is reduced
A student council agrees with a flawed plan because members are worried that disagreeing might create tension within the group. What is the main problem occurring in this situation?
The group values harmony and agreement
Why are people more likely to behave aggressively in large anonymous crowds?
They feel less personally responsible for their actions
Social facilitation usually improves performance on easy tasks, but can worsen performance on what type of tasks?
Difficult, complex, or unfamiliar tasks
During a group project, one student notices that no one can tell who completed which part of the work, so they stop trying as hard. What condition most likely encouraged this behavior?
Reduced individual accountability
What is one strategy that can help reduce groupthink in discussions or meetings?
Encouraging criticism, questioning ideas, or allowing dissenting opinions
People often post rude or aggressive comments online that they would never say face-to-face. Which factor most contributes to this behavior?
Feeling anonymous and less personally responsible for actions