Conformity
Changing your behavior to match a group is called this.
What is conformity?
Following direct commands from an authority figure is called this.
What is obedience?
The strengthening of dominant responses in the presence of others is called this.
What is social facilitation?
Feelings and beliefs that influence behavior are called these.
What are attitudes?
Helping behavior without expecting rewards is called this.
What is altruism?
This psychologist conducted the famous line judgment conformity experiment.
Who is Solomon Asch?
This psychologist conducted the shock experiment at Yale University.
Who is Stanley Milgram?
Reduced effort by individuals working in groups is known as this.
What is social loafing?
Leon Festinger developed this theory explaining discomfort from conflicting beliefs and actions.
What is cognitive dissonance theory?
The decreased likelihood of helping when others are present is called this.
What is the bystander effect?
In Asch’s experiment, participants conformed because they wanted social acceptance. This type of influence explains that behavior.
What is normative social influence?
In Milgram’s study, participants believed they were delivering these.
What are electric shocks?
Loss of self-awareness in a group situation is called this.
What is deindividuation?
Changing behavior first can sometimes lead to attitude change through this process.
What is cognitive dissonance reduction?
This famous case helped psychologists study bystander intervention.
What is the Kitty Genovese case?
Conforming because you believe the group is actually correct is called this.
What is informational social influence?
The tendency to obey because responsibility feels shifted onto the authority figure is called this.
What is the agentic state?
This occurs when group discussion strengthens members’ original viewpoints.
What is group polarization?
The tendency for actions to influence attitudes is demonstrated in this classic “forced compliance” study.
What is Festinger and Carlsmith’s study?
Aggressive behavior intended to harm someone physically or emotionally is called this.
What is aggression?
This factor increases conformity because people feel less individually responsible.
What is group size or unanimity?
This factor greatly increased obedience in Milgram’s experiment because the authority figure was nearby.
What is proximity of authority?
A desire for harmony that discourages critical thinking in groups is known as this.
What is groupthink?
When people adjust attitudes to match actions in order to reduce discomfort, they are reducing this.
What is cognitive dissonance?
Exposure to violent media has been linked to increases in this type of behavior.
What is aggressive behavior?