Conformity
Adjusting behavior or thinking to coincide with a group idea or standard
Obedience
The tendency to comply with orders, implied or real, from someone perceived as authority
Social Facilitation
Improved performance on tasks in the presence of others
Social Loafing
The tendency for people in a group to exert less effort when pooling their efforts towards attaining a common goal than when individually accountable
Deindividuation
The loss of self-awareness & self-restraint occurring in group situations that foster arousal & anonymity
Group Polarization
Enhancement of a group’s already-existing attitudes through discussion with the group
Group Think
The mode of thinking that occurs when the desire for harmony in a decision-making group override a realistic appraisal of the alternatives
Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
When we believe something to be true about others (or ourselves) and we act in ways that cause the belief to come true