SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
GROUP BEHAVIOR
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Question
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Group Polarization
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Groupthink
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Social Loafing
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Social Facilitation
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Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation: Marie wants to maintain the harmony of the group and hence won’t voice her opinion.
Detailed explanation-2: -which of the following is an example of ingroup bias? A member of one racial group viciously beats someone from a different racial group.
Detailed explanation-3: -In some cases of conformity, a person’s desire to fit in with a social group can interfere with the ability to make moral or safe decisions. One example is when a person drinks and drives because friends do it, or because friends assure that person he or she can safely do so.
Detailed explanation-4: -Groupthink. Groupthink occurs when people’s desire for harmony in a group causes them to suppress or self-censor dissenting opinions ☮ This leads to unrealistic thinking patterns. One of the most famous examples of this is the explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger.
Detailed explanation-5: -Which of the following comments is most likely to be made in a group characterized by groupthink? “We all seem to be in basic agreement, so there’s no sense in continuing our discussion of this issue.”