Social Psychology Concepts and Effects

The video explores social influence, focusing on how groups, individuals, and situations affect behavior. It covers conformity through Asch's experiment, social facilitation, social loafing, deindividuation, groupthink, group polarization, and the bystander effect. The video also examines obedience via Milgram's experiment and role playing through Zimbardo's prison study, highlighting the power of authority and situational factors in shaping actions.

What was the main finding of Solomon Asch's line experiment?

• People never conform when they know the correct answer.

• Conformity only occurs in large groups.

• Individuals conform to group pressure even when they know the group is wrong.

• People always choose the correct answer when alone.

How does social facilitation affect performance?

• It only affects performance in competitive settings.

• It always improves performance.

• It has no effect on performance.

• It enhances performance if the task is easy and impairs it if the task is difficult.

What is social loafing?

• Exerting more effort in group tasks.

• Exerting effort only when alone.

• Exerting less effort in group tasks.

• Exerting the same effort in group and individual tasks.

What is deindividuation?

• Becoming more self-aware in groups.

• Losing self-awareness and self-restraint in groups.

• Becoming more individualistic in groups.

• Maintaining individuality in groups.

What is groupthink?

• The tendency to make decisions based on individual opinions.

• The tendency to polarize opinions in groups.

• The desire for group harmony leading to poor decision-making.

• The process of reaching consensus through debate.

How does group polarization affect opinions?

• It strengthens pre-existing opinions.

• It makes opinions more moderate.

• It has no effect on opinions.

• It weakens pre-existing opinions.

What is the bystander effect?

• The tendency to ignore emergencies altogether.

• The tendency to help less when others are present.

• The tendency to always act in emergencies.

• The tendency to help more when others are present.

What is diffusion of responsibility?

• The belief that one is solely responsible for helping.

• The belief that responsibility is shared equally.

• The belief that others will take responsibility in a group.

• The belief that no one is responsible in emergencies.

What did Stanley Milgram's experiment demonstrate about obedience?

• People never obey orders that conflict with their morals.

• People only obey orders from familiar authority figures.

• People obey authority figures even when it involves harming others.

• People refuse to follow orders that harm others.

Which factor increases obedience in Milgram's experiment?

• Being in a non-prestigious setting.

• Having a direct connection to the victim.

• Receiving no compensation.

• Being in a prestigious setting.