In what is now known as the Ringelmann Effect, people’s efforts quickly diminish as team size increases. Eight people, he found, didn’t even pull as hard as four individuals. He rationalized the decay in effort by suggesting it was difficult for team members to coordinate effort, and left it at that. … Ingham and his colleagues had demonstrated that loss of effort could not be explained by lack of coordination, as Ringelmann originally thought. Their experiments instead illustrated the problem of social loafing — when team members reduce their effort because they feel less responsible for the output.
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A man has as many social selves as there are individuals who recognize him.
— William James, The Principles of Psychology
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a person’s authentic nature is a series of shifting, variegated planes that establish themselves as he relates to different people; it is created by and appears within the framework of his interpersonal relationships.
— Philip K. Dick
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Scientists call this capacity of the brain to construct a map of other people’s intentions “theory of mind.” Narratives offer a unique opportunity to engage this capacity, as we identify with characters’ longings and frustrations, guess at their hidden motives and track their encounters with friends and enemies, neighbors and lovers.
It is an exercise that hones our real-life social skills […]. Dr. Oatley and Dr. Mar, in collaboration with several other scientists, reported in two studies, published in 2006 and 2009, that individuals who frequently read fiction seem to be better able to understand other people, empathize with them and see the world from their perspective.
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The core concept of the online disinhibition effect refers to a loosening (or complete abandonment) of social restrictions and inhibitions that would otherwise be present in normal face-to-face interaction during interactions with others on the Internet.
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![Facebook stalking plays the same role (albeit more efficiently) that gossip chains played in generations past: It keeps us connected through heavily-mediated and indirect forms of interaction. And, both gossip and Facebook share the unique property of making us more visible to each other.
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The reality is that social media demands that we put greater effort both toward being public and toward being private, being transparent and protecting secrets. We are not best served by being exhibitionists or by being enigmas; instead this new environment calls for discretion.
Privacy & Publicity on Facebook: The Virtues of Being Discrete](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1zjbtH1Oz1ro94cmo1_500.jpg "Facebook stalking plays the same role (albeit more efficiently) that gossip chains played in generations past: It keeps us connected through heavily-mediated and indirect forms of interaction. And, both gossip and Facebook share the unique property of making us more visible to each other.
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The reality is that social media demands that we put greater effort both toward being public and toward being private, being transparent and protecting secrets. We are not best served by being exhibitionists or by being enigmas; instead this new environment calls for discretion.
Privacy & Publicity on Facebook: The Virtues of Being Discrete")
Facebook stalking plays the same role (albeit more efficiently) that gossip chains played in generations past: It keeps us connected through heavily-mediated and indirect forms of interaction. And, both gossip and Facebook share the unique property of making us more visible to each other.
[…]
The reality is that social media demands that we put greater effort both toward being public and toward being private, being transparent and protecting secrets. We are not best served by being exhibitionists or by being enigmas; instead this new environment calls for discretion.
Privacy & Publicity on Facebook: The Virtues of Being Discrete
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[W]e are increasingly living life under the logic of the Facebook mechanism. Facebook and the rest of the new and social media influence us most powerfully when not logged-in and staring at some glowing screen. Instead, the biggest role social media plays in our life is phenomenological; that is, it changes how we experience the world even when logged off. The logic of Facebook has become part of the logic by which we experience our augmented reality. So much so that it has become hard to experience anything that is fully outside the realm of documentation on social media in one form or another.
— Nathan Jurgenson, Sociologist (via rethinkcapitalism)
(Source: reblogging4reference)
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“co-rumination” = persisting in negative thoughts and feelings with other people.
while social sharing could be shown to build relationship quality and reduce stress, both rumination (conducting the process of co-rumination on your own) and co-rumination were shown to drive friends away.
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Social Psychology Basics →
Our perception of ourselves in relation to the rest of the world plays an important role in our choices, behaviors, and beliefs. Conversely, the opinions of others also impact our behavior and the way we view ourselves. Social psychology is a branch of psychology concerned with how social…
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Facebook users can spread emotions to their online connections just by posting a written message, or status update, that’s positive or negative.
This finding challenges the idea that emotions get passed from one person to another via vocal cues, such as rising or falling tone, or by a listener unconsciously imitating a talker’s body language.
It’s time to rethink how emotional contagion works, since vocal cues and mimicry aren’t needed. Facebook users’ emotion leaks into the emotional worlds of their friends.
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User-centered design (UCD) often doesn’t go far enough, however, because it fails to account for well-known psychological principles concerning users, their behavior, and how multiple users interact. Increasingly, you’re no longer designing for just one user at a time. People user your products simultaneously, and they interact directly and indirectly.
