Social Influence and Conformity
diffusion of responsibility
a person feels less responsible to help when more people are present
social loafing
people don't work as hard in groups than if they were to work alone
We tend to feel less _____ when more people are around to help out.
responsible
Catherine likes the name she was given, but wishes it were shorter. She decides to start going by the new name of Cathy. It's cute, short, easier to say, and more like the names of her friends. Cathy feels like her name fits in now. Which term describes why Catherine shortened her name?
social facilitation, conformity
social facilitation
the watchful presence of others makes a person willing to work harder
When is conformity inappropriate?
when you behave badly when you act unethically or illegally when you give up your personal values
bystander effect
a person is less likely to give help when there are many people around
confederate
an accomplice
The professor asks his class for three volunteers to help him box up books. Everyone is silent, and Katcha looks around the room to see if anyone is going to volunteer first. Then maybe she'll raise her hand. Which term describes what Katcha was doing?
diffusion of responsibility
T/F The bystander effect teaches us that people are more likely to help out a healthy person when many people are around.
False
Kanya drops her notebook in the busy hallway at school. All the papers spill out, and it's a mess. People see her accident but nobody goes over to help immediatly. Then finally, one girl goes over to help. Which term describes why Kanya wasn't helped out immediately?
bystander effect
Asch's conformity experimented showed that _____.
most people stayed with the correct answer independent of other responses
conformity
people change their behavior because of social influence
When have you conformed your behavior? Why? Did you like or dislike that you had conformed?
I think it's been a long while since I've conformed my behavior to match other people's, I've always been that person who just follows my gut instinct and isn't really afraid to be the only person to disagree with something and stand my own ground. I think the last time I conformed my behavior was when I was in 5th grade, when the teacher asked a question and gave a bunch of choices, and if there were a bunch of people that chose a certain answer, I'd agree with them
Conforming is troublesome when _____.
people choose to follow behavior that is wrong people choose to act illegally
The 1992 Los Angeles Riots is an example of _____.
people conforming their behavior people following the illegal actions of others people's behavior being influenced by others
