Ch. 13 Notes: Notes from Social Psychology:
Deindividuation: involves losing self-awareness and self-control in groups that
encourage arousal and anonymity - thrives in a variety of settings* Group polarization:
Members' prevailing beliefs and attitudes are strengthened through group discussions
with like-minded individuals; online communication amplifies the effect* Individual
power: The individual's power and the situation's power interact—a small minority can
influence the majority.
Group thinking: Within a group that is making decisions, people are motivated by the
desire for harmony, which takes precedence over a realistic assessment of the
alternatives. discrimination-components: prejudgment) an unjustified "negative" attitude
toward some group and its members, such as gender, culture, etc. convictions, feeling
inclination to activity
Groups: People connect with other people through social identities, and evolution
prepares people to identify with a group.
Ingroup: Who we are as a society*Ingroup bias: favoring members of our own group
Aggressive Behavior:-Biological: genetics, biochemical and neural influences; social
and cultural influences: psychological: deindividuation, parental models, rejection,
exposure, and a challenging environment aggressive role models, domineering
behavior, frustration, and a lack of self-control
