What percentage of participants administered 450 volts of electricity?
65%
This occurs when a group, moving toward a common goal, has individuals that don't do their part.
Social Loafing
What were the results of the Line Study?
75% conformed at least once, 25% never conformed
This phenomenon occurs when a group of well-intentioned people make irrational decisions due to conformity or that even if they disagree their ideas won’t be heard
Groupthink
What is the term used to describe a situation in which we perform differently based on the presence of other people?
Social Facilitation
Who created the obedience study using fake shocks?
Stanley Milgram
What is it called when we conform to gain social approval?
Normative Social Influence
The process by which like-minded group members change the opinion or behavior of the total group.
Group Polarization
Who created the Line Study conducted in 1955?
Solomon Asch
When we accept information of reality provided by a group of people; how to act in certain cultures
Informational Social Influence
What did the Obedience Study illustrate about human behavior?
Humans will obey orders, even when they disagree or when they might hurt someone, if told what to do and watched by a superior
Adjusting our behavior or thinking toward a group standard
Conformity