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Social Facilitation
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Tendency of people to perform at a different level based on whether others are around or not. If simple task, perform better, if hard task, perform worse
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Deindividuation
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Loss of self-awareness in large groups, can lead to drastic changes in behavior, or antinormative behavior (behavior against the norm)
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Bystander Effect
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When in a group, individuals less likely to respond to person in need
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Peer Pressure
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Social influence placed on individuals by others they consider equals
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Group Polarization
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Tendency of groups to make more extreme decisions than they would have as individuals
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Groupthink
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Tendency for groups to make decisions based on ideas & solutions that arise w/in the group w/out considering outside ideas
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Culture
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Beliefs, ideas, behaviors, actions, & characteristics of a group or society of people
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Assimilation
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Process by which a group or individual's culture begins to melt into another culture "melting pot"
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Multiculturalism
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Encouragement of multiple cultures w/in a community to enhance diversity "cultural mosaic"
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Subcultures
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Group of people w/in a culture that distinguish themselves from the primary culture to which they belong
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Socialization
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Process of developing & spreading norms, customs, & beliefs
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Norms
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What determine boundaries of acceptable behavior in society
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Stigma
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Extreme disapproval or dislike of a person or group based on perceived differences from the rest of society
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Deviance
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Any violation of norms, rules, or expectations w/in a society
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Conformity (Majority Influence)
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Changing beliefs or behaviors in order to fit into a group or society (ex: Asch line experiment)
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