Social Psychology Concepts and Dilemmas

This video tutorial continues the discussion on social influence, focusing on Milgram's shock experiment and the factors affecting obedience. It explores social dilemmas, including the prisoner's dilemma, and discusses concepts like social facilitation, social loafing, deindividuation, group polarization, and groupthink. The video aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of how individual and group behaviors are influenced by social dynamics.

What percentage of participants in Milgram's shock experiment obeyed up to 450 volts?

• 50%

• 65%

• 75%

• 85%

Which factor did NOT lead to a decrease in obedience in Milgram's variations?

• Authority figure being older

• Presence of others who disobey

• Authority figure being a woman

• Authority figure not wearing a white lab coat

In a social dilemma, what is the main issue with selfish behavior?

• It benefits the group in the long run

• It benefits the individual in the short run but harms the group in the long run

• It has no impact on the group

• It always leads to a positive outcome for everyone

In the prisoner's dilemma, what happens if both prisoners confess?

• Both go free

• Both get a five-year sentence

• Both get a minor offense

• One goes free, the other gets a ten-year sentence

What is social facilitation?

• Increased effort in group tasks

• Improved performance on a task in the presence of others

• Decreased performance on a task in the presence of others

• No change in performance regardless of the presence of others

What is social loafing?

• Increased effort in group tasks

• Decreased effort in group tasks

• Improved performance on individual tasks

• No change in effort regardless of group size

What is deindividuation?

• Decreased group cohesion

• Increased self-awareness in group situations

• Loss of self-awareness and self-restraint in group situations

• Improved individual performance in group settings

What is group polarization?

• A group's prevailing attitudes become less cohesive through discussion

• A group's prevailing attitudes become more extreme through discussion

• A group's prevailing attitudes become more moderate through discussion

• A group's prevailing attitudes remain unchanged through discussion

What is groupthink?

• When a group makes decisions that reflect the opinions of all members

• When a group makes decisions that reflect the opinions of the most vocal members

• When a group makes decisions that reflect the opinions of the minority

• When a group makes decisions that reflect the opinions of external influences

What is a common outcome of groupthink?

• Enhanced critical thinking

• Desire for harmony overrides realistic appraisal of alternatives

• Increased consideration of alternative viewpoints

• Improved decision-making