PSYC 61580 Study Guide - Situation Two, Group Polarization, Groupthink
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A group is two or more people who interact and influence one another. They perceive one another as an us . They meet different human needs: affiliate, achieve, gain social identity, what is mere exposure? more we are exposed to them, be able to explain the zajoc studies. The tendency to develop more positive feelings towards objects/individuals the. Results: cockroaches placed at certain locations: bright light in center of maze with bleachers containing other, second light added cross-wise for complex task, simple. Task must be simple and well-learned: complex. Social facilitation is the strengthening of responses in the presence of others. Due to arousal and dominant responses: better on simple tasks, worse on complex tasks, arousal: presence of others increases our physical arousal (if simple, dominant response: formed easier (if simple, complex = more nervous perform worse. Evaluation apprehension: concern for how others are evaluating us (can cause some arousal)
