Social Interaction - Psychology

The tendency for a person to be less likely to give aid if other bystanders are present.

• Catharsis

• Bystander Effect

• Social Loafing

• Evaluation Apprehension

The strengthening of a group's shared attitudes over time.

• Obedience

• Foot-in-the-Door Effect

• First-Shift Scheme

• Group Polarization

The tendency for people to comply with a large request after they have agreed to small requests.

• Altruism

• Obedience

• Foot-in-the-Door Effect

• Risky Shift

To modify one's attitudes and behavior to make them consistent with those of other people.

• Absolute Threshold

• Implicit Norms

• Majority-Wins-Schema

• Conformity

Spoken or written rules of social behavior, such as traffic rules.

• Explicit Rules

• Implicit Rules

• Rules of Engagement

• Heuristic

The tendency for people to exert less effort toward completing a task when they are part of a group than when they are performing the task alone.

• Social Facilitation

• Social Distancing

• Social Loafing

• Social Decision Scheme

Unspoken, unwritten rules.

• Explicit Norms

• Social Norms

• Hearsay

• Implicit Norms

Unselfish regard for others.

• Repression

• Altruism

• Catharsis

• Modeling

A particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.

• Heresy

• Reinforcement

• Phobia

• Cult

The release of aggressive energy through action or fantasy.

• Interference

• Construct

• Catharsis

• Peer Pressure