Showing posts with label Social Influence. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Social Influence. Show all posts
Sunday, February 23, 2014 - , 0 Talk Back(s)

Social Influence Continued


Deindividuation: The loss of self-awareness and self- restraint occurring in groups situations that foster arousal and anonymity.

Group Polarization: The concept that a group's attitude is one of extremes and rarely moderate.
Tuesday, February 18, 2014 - , , 0 Talk Back(s)

Social Influence


Conformity: Adjusting one's behavior or thinking to coincide with a group's standard.

  • Conditions that strengthen conformity.
  1. One is made to feel incompetent
  2. The group is at least three people
  3. The group is unanimous
  4. One admires the group's status
  5. One had made no prior commitment
  6. The person is observed