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General sociology
General terms relating to the study of society.
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Hawthorne effect
Sociology; General sociology
The unintended influence that observers or experiments can have on their subjects.
groupthink
Sociology; General sociology
The process whereby a group arrives at a decision that they privately know is wrong, but feel that they cannot challenge.
group polarization
Sociology; General sociology
The process through which a group arrives at a more extreme decision than any one member would support individually.
group conformity
Sociology; General sociology
The tendency of the members of the group to follow rules and expected behaviors.
group
Sociology; General sociology
Any number of people with similar norms, values, and expectations who interact with one another on a regular basis.
