1. Unit: Social Psychology
Essential Task: Describe the structure and function of different kinds of group behavior with specific attention to group polarization and group think 
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2. Social Psychology Conformity Compliance Schema Attraction
Unit 12:
Social Psychology
Attribution
Attitudes and Persuasion
Impact of Others on You
Group Behavior
Fundamental Attribution Error
Self-Serving Bias
Just-World Hypothesis
Individualistic vs. Collectivistic Culture
Schema
Conformity
Compliance
Group Polarization
Group Think
In-Group/Out-Group
Attraction
Cognitive Dissonance
Routes to Persuasion
We are here

3. Candy Bar
Your Group needs to develop a totally new flavor of candy bar.
Cannot use any flavors already developed.
Explain why you think your candy bar’s flavor will be successful.
Develop a slogan
Draw a packaging.

4. Groupthink Think about how you feel about abortion.
Think about how you feel church and state.
Think about how you feel about guns.
Think about how you feel about xenophobia.

8. Groupthink
A mode of thinking that occurs when the desire for harmony in a decision-making group overrides the realistic appraisal of alternatives.
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis
Donald Trump & Russia Allegations
Chernobyl Reactor Accident

9. Groupthink
Groupthink- syndrome of bad decision-making
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10. Group Polarization
Group Polarization- tendency to shift toward more extreme positions after group discussion
It occurs because:
social comparison- “everyone else is holding ‘better’ view”
informational influence- “I never considered that”
normative influence- “I should shift with the group norm”
social decision schemes- “majority rules”
Risky
Cautious
Neutral

11. Effects of Group Interaction
Group Polarization enhances a group’s prevailing attitudes through a discussion. If a group is like-minded, discussion strengthens its prevailing opinions and attitudes.
OBJECTIVE 11| Discuss how group interaction can facilitate group polarization and groupthink.