Group Polarization

Social Dillema

-A conflict in which the most beneficial action for an individual will, if chosen by most people will be harmful for everyone -Stephen King example -Panera Cares Example

Transactive memory

-A way in which a group can encode things together -Works really well with couples. One person remembers social obligations and other person pays the bills

Social Comparison Interpretation

-Centers on the belief that there is a drive within individuals to gain accurate self-evaulations -People want to be seen as a "good group member"

Persuasive Arguments

-People can bring up good arguments within the group that makes the group wanna make that decision -Hearing arguments that you haven't heard before that strengthen your initial opinion

Stanford Prison Experiment

-Students were either made guards or prisoners -Students got so wrapped up in their social roles that the guards started to abuse the prisoners -The prisoners started to become complacent and helpless -Had to end the study early because of this -It proves how powerful social roles are

Group Polarization

-The tendency for groups to make decisions that are more extreme than the initial inclinations of individual members -People can go more risky or more conservative depending on how the group is feeling

Unanimity

-When the group believes it has come to a consensus and they all agree. -Not always the case -Its an illusion that everyone agrees, when there are people that do disagree

Prisoner's Dilema

-You play a game -Your pay off is better if you hurt your friend to get a higher award for yourself -Choosing option x is more risky because if the partner doesn't choose it too, then you loose -In the end no one wins -Community game vs wall street game

Social Identity

Is a person's sense of who they are based on their group membership(s). Tajfel (1979) proposed that the groups (e.g. social class, family, football team etc.) which people belonged to were an important source of pride and self-esteem.