Attribution
What are the two types of attribution?
dispositional and situational
what are the two effects a group has on an individual's proficiency at a task?
social facilitation and social interference
who is often credited with the creation of the just world hypothesis?
Melvin Lerner
What are the two dominant effects that influence group dynamics?
Groupthink and Deindividuation
Which of the following three social phenomena is most complained about in group projects: groupthink, social loafing, or the just world hypothesis?
social loafing
What is it called when someone miss-attributes another?
an attribution error
do sports teams have a higher win rate at home games or away games?
Sports teams have a higher win rate at home games.
what is an example of the just world hypothesis?
(questioners discretion)
{ex1: people are poor because of bad decisions}
{ex2: people developed anti-biotic resistant bacterial infections due to their inappropriate use of anti-biotics}
{ex3: you got the promotion because you were the most qualifyed}
What is the name of the effect that makes people put forth less effort in groups?
social loafing
groupthink and Deindividuation are both examples of...
group interactions
What factors are considered in situational attribution?
external
what is it called when the presence of a group improves an individual's proficiency at a task?
social facilitation
What lesson were we taught in childhood that might contribute to the prevalence of the just world hypothesis?
Hard work and virtue always pay off
What pushes individuals within a group to agree with each other?
groupthink
Are examples of groupthink and Deindividuation that receive widespread attention typically perceived as positive or negative?
negative
What factors are considered in dispositional attribution?
internal
what is it called when the presence of a group hinders an individual's proficiency at a task?
social interference
the just world hypothesis helps to prop up people's belief in...
a stable and orderly world
What social phenomenon emerges when both social leafing and social facilitation are present?
Deindividuation
what is the underlying driver of groupthink?
the desire to get along with the group
Is an individual's attributions typically correct or incorrect?
incorrect
which tasks are most likely to elicit social facilitation when done in the presence of a group?
Tasks that are well-known or tasks that the performer is already proficient in.
Who were the two authors of the 1978 paper which made the modern understanding of the "just world hypothesis?"
Melvin J. Lerner, and Dale T. Miller
What social phenomenon pushes groups of people towards fanaticism?
group polarization
how do team-based competitive FPS games encourage groupthink, Deindividuation, and social facilitation?
Competitive team-based FPS games give their players anonymity by not showing their faces and giving them online usernames (encouraging deindividualization); encouraging teamwork and interaction with your team (encouraging groupthink); and letting the other players in the lobby see how well you are playing (encouraging social facilitating).