Post #6- Social Psychology

Compliance- Compliance is going with a public behavior even though one may not personally believe it's right. A person might join in on making fun of someone just for the sake of fitting in with the group, even though they don't personally think it's okay. 

Obedience- Obedience is when a person follows the direction of a higher-status individual, usually an authority. A student will obey the school dress code for fear of getting disciplined by administrators. 

Social facilitation- Social facilitation is the principle of increased performance and growth when surrounded by peers and community. A classroom environment helps facilitate learning as students can have friendly competition and support one another. People who are struggling can follow the example of good students and get help from them. 


Group polarization- Group polarization is the increasing extremity of a decision/principle when in the company of people who also agree with the decision/principle. Students who want to cheat might come up with more and more drastic measures of getting answers after discussing options with one another. Initially, they might not want to cheat too much, but people in the group can feed off of each other and develop crazier ideas. 

Reciprocity norms- Reciprocity norms are the idea that acts of kindness and favor should be repaid. If a person borrows pencils from people periodically, they might be expected to also give pencils when people ask them (assuming they have pencils that day). 















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