PSY E112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: Social Loafing, Agreeableness, Psy
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Zajonc presence of others increases arousal (physical and mental alertness); arousal increases tendency to perform our dominant response. Social facilitation: increase in person"s performance of task b/c of presence of others (occurs for easy/ instinctual tasks) Social interference: decline in person"s performance b/c of presence of others (occurs for difficult/ new tasks) Social loafing: a group-produced reduction in individual output on tasks where contributions are pooled. Believe own outputs are necessary for positive outcome. People less prone to social loafing high on conscientiousness and agreeableness. Deindividuation: the loss of a person"s sense of individuality and the reduction of normal constraints against deviant behaviour. Factors (ie. what it results from) arousal, anonymity, reduced feelings of. Environmental cues that increase deviant behaviour individual responsibility. Accountability cues (ie. large crowds, wearing a mask) Attentional cues decrease self-awareness (ie. loud music, flashing. Why does being around others increase arousal lights) Mere presence theory: mere presence of others can induce arousal.
