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Give an example of social loafing in a school setting.
Students exerting less effort on a group project than when working alone.
How can social facilitation affect athletes?
An athlete performing better in a game with a crowd cheering them on.
How does group polarization manifest in online forums?
Political discussions becoming increasingly extreme and polarized.
How does ingroup bias play out in sports?
Cheering harder for your own team and seeing them as better than others.
Give an example of deindividuation online.
Internet trolling or cyberbullying due to anonymity.
How does the bystander effect explain inaction in emergencies?
People assume someone else will help, so they don't intervene.
How can the reciprocity norm encourage charitable giving?
People donate expecting that others will do the same for them or others in need.
How can superordinate goals be used to improve relations between conflicting groups?
Conflicting groups work towards a common goal, building new, inclusive groups.
What are the effects of social loafing?
Reduced overall group productivity and individual accountability.
What is the effect of deindividuation on behavior?
Less inhibited behavior, potentially leading to antisocial actions.
What are the effects of the bystander effect?
Delayed or absent help in emergency situations.
What are the effects of ingroup bias?
Prejudice, discrimination, and conflict between groups.
What can cause the bystander effect?
Diffusion of responsibility and assuming someone else will help.
What can cause deindividuation?
Anonymity, lack of accountability, and arousal.
Compare Social Loafing and Deindividuation.
Social loafing is reduced effort in a group, while deindividuation is loss of self-awareness.
Compare Social Facilitation and Social Inhibition.
Social facilitation improves performance on easy tasks; social inhibition worsens performance on hard tasks, both in the presence of others.