L6

• What is social facilitation?

  It is how the physical presence of others influences our behavior.
• How does the presence of others affect our likelihood to laugh?


  We are more likely to laugh if others laugh.
• Social Facilitation: Performance changes in the presence of others.
• Diffusion of Responsibility: People feel less accountable in groups.
• Deindividuation: Loss of self-awareness in large groups can lead to unusual or negative behavior.
• Conformity: going along with the group, even when it is wrong.
• Obedience: following authority, even when it causes harm.