Social Influence

Definition    Normative social influence refers to the tendency of people to adjust their behavio...

Definition Obedience in psychology refers to a behavior where an individual follows the commands ...

Definition Scientific management, developed by Frederick Winslow Taylor in the early 1900s, is an...

Definition    Social facilitation refers to the phenomenon where individuals perform tasks more e...

Definition    Social loafing refers to the phenomenon where individuals exert less effort when wo...

Definition Theory X is a management approach that assumes employees are inherently lazy, dislike ...

Definition Theory Y: Developed by psychologist Douglas McGregor in the 1960s, Theory Y is a manag...

Definition Transactional leadership is a style where leaders focus on creating clear exchanges or...

Definition Transformational leadership is a style of leadership that focuses on inspiring and mot...

Definition Deindividuation is a psychological state characterized by a loss of self-awareness and...

Counter-Attitudinal Behavior Counter-attitudinal behavior refers to acting in a way that contradi...

Definition The Yale Attitude Change Approach is a communication model that attempts to explain ho...

Definition Persuasion is the process of influencing someone's attitudes, beliefs, or behaviors th...

Definition The Elaboration Likelihood Model (ELM) is a theory that describes how people change th...

Definition Reactance Theory is a social psychology theory that explains how people respond when t...

Propaganda Propaganda is information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promot...

Definition The Contingency Theory of Leadership is a leadership approach that suggests there is n...

Definition The Halo Effect is a cognitive bias where our overall impression of a person (or compa...

Overview In-group bias refers to the human tendency to favor individuals we identify as being par...