Social psychology

• Studying how we think about, influence, and relate to one another
• Group behavior is how and why a person’a behavior shifts as they join together as a group
• Group behavior looks at how or

  why we change
• In group behavior,

  • ppl perform better when watched
  • concerned abt opinions
  • imitate group behavior
  • less individual responsibility
  • more risky actions
• The bystander effect is when the presence of others discourages an individual from intervening in an (emergency situation)
• The Bystander effect focuses on social influence (looking at others) and the diffusion of responsibilities (“other people will handle it”)
• cognitive dissonance is the discomfort caused by holding 2 contradictory beliefs/performing an action contradictory to your beliefs