PSYC 2120 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Social Dominance Theory, Social Loafing, In-Group Favoritism
20 Feb 2018
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Entitativity - the degree to which a collection of people feels like a cohesive group. Social identity theory - the theory that group identities are an important part of self-definition and a key source of self-esteem. Ingroup bias - a tendency to favor groups we belong to more than those that we don"t. Uncertainty-identity theory - the theory that people join and identify with groups in order to reduce negative feelings of uncertainty about themselves and others. Social facilitation theory - the theory that the presence of others increases a person"s dominant response in a performance situation, the response that is most likely for that person for that particular task. Deindividuation - a tendency to lose one"s sense of individuality when in a group or crowd. Social loafing - a tendency to exert less effort when performing as part of a collective or group than when performing as an individual.
