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| the concern about the opinion of others |
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| concept that people perform better when others are watching than they do when they're alone |
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| the tendency to slack off when in a group situation |
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| Diffusion of Responsibility |
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| the tendency for people to feel less responsible for accomplishing a task when effort is shared among many people |
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the tendency for people to take greater risks when they are part of a group.
i.e. they would not do something if they were by themselves, for example: tp-ing a house |
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| Social Decision Schemes (4) |
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rules that govern group decision making
Majority-Wins Scheme
Truth-Wins Scheme
Two-Thirds-Majority Scheme
First-Shift Scheme |
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| the group agrees to a decision that was initially supported by a majority of group members |
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| after learning about different options, a group comes to realize that one option is better than the others |
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| Two-Thirds-Majority Scheme |
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| when a group makes a decision after two thirds of their members come to an agreement |
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| applies to groups that are deadlocked. when just one person changes their mind, others may follow suit of that first person |
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| the strengthening of a group's shared attitudes |
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| exert absolute control over all decisions for the group |
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| encourage group members to express & discuss their ideas and to make their own decisions |
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| encourage group members to express & explore their own ideas |
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| to modify one's attitude/behavior to make them consistent with other people |
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| the standards of behavior that people share |
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spoken or written rules
i.e. traffic rules, school dress code |
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unspoken, unwritten rules
i.e. modes of dress, greetings |
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