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Foot-in-the door phenomenon
People tend to easily comply with certain big requests after they've agreed to smaller ones first.
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Social Identity Theory
Groups help us answer the existentially significant question, “Who am I?” but what is this theory called?
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Conformity
Adjusting our behaviour or thinking to follow the behaviour or rules of others
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Victoria BC
It is known as the Wiccan capital of Canada
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Cognitive Dissonance
We experience discomfort when beliefs and values are inconsistent with one another.
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Social Psychology
It is the study of the group, the individual and the power of the situation.
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Normative Social Influence
The idea that we comply in order to fuel the need to be liked or belong
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Hare Krishna/ Krishna Consciousness.
It is known for its meditation, peace-loving hippy communes and following Hinduism. It became popular with Ringo Starr of the Beatles.
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Fundamental Attribution Error
The tendency for observers to underestimate the power of the situation and overestimate the impact of personal disposition.
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Group structure
The pattern of relationships among members that hold the group together and help it achieve assigned goals
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Social facilitation
Stronger responses on simple or well-learned tasks in the presence of others
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Sokka Gakkai International
Orlando Bloom and Tina Turner are devoted followers of this Japanese Buddhist lay organization.
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Attribution theory
It is the theory that explains a person's behaviour in the given situation
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Implicit bias
a person's implicit preferences based on race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, political affiliation and/or social status....
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Social Loafing
People in groups tend to exert less effort when pooling their efforts towards a common goal.
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The People's Temple
It is the fundamentalist Christian church set up by Jim Jones.
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central route persuasion
Uses basic thinking and reasoning to convince people.
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Extrovert
An outgoing, overtly expressive person
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Deindividuation
Loss of self-awareness and restraint can occur in group situations.
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Satanism
Anton LaVey was the founder of this anti-Christian and anti-theistic group that practiced in secret.
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