Real life Examples by Mykayla Mclean

Diffusion Of Responsibility: When people who need to make a decision wait for someone else to act instead

1266632_ — 2023-11-08 22:57:28 UTC

In the case of Kitty Genovese shows Diffusion Of Responsibility. There was 38 witnesses to Kitty Genovese murder that either saw or heard it happening. Not one of them called the police or intervened in any way.

Conformity: When people change their behaviors, beliefs, attitudes, actions or how they perceive things to match those in a group they identify with or want to be with

1203942_ — 2023-11-08 23:05:16 UTC

An example of conformity is the way people wear specific styles of clothes that are popular at the time because they want to fit in or conform to what people are wearing

Social Facilitation: is the theory that people will often perform better when in the presence of others, this could be an audience or even family

1203942_ — 2023-11-09 02:11:22 UTC

An example of Social Facilitation is when a musician finds that they perform better infront of an audience rather than rehearsing while at home

Group Polarization: The tendency for group decision-making to veer toward the extremes in contrast to individual decision-making through discussion within the group

1203942_ — 2023-11-09 02:31:36 UTC

Sally is a middle-aged woman who dislikes smoking due to its negative health effects. Her opinion at the moment is mild. Sally is likely to respond strongly in the group if she is put in a group where the topic under discussion is smoking. Sally's beliefs will be strengthened by membership in a group, which could have undesirable effects such as a protest against smoking, and Sally could begin a protest group to force a smoking ban at work, for instance.