social psych

social psychology

• THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF HOW INDIVIDUALS BEHAVE, THINK, AND FEEL IN SOCIAL SITUATIONS

conformity

• CHANGING YOUR BEHAVIOR TO MATCH OTHERS IN A GROUP

• POSITIVE - OBEY THE LAWS

• NEGATIVE - DRINKING MORE IN COLLEGE

norms

• ACCEPTED BUT OFTEN UNSPOKEN RULES THAT BECAME NORMAL TO SOCIETY

social influence theory

• PPL HAVE A TENDENCY TO CHANGE THEIR BEHAVIOR ACCORDING TO THOSE AROUND THEM

normative social influence

• INFLUENCE OTHERS HAVE ON US BC WE WANT THEM TO LIKE US

• PEER PRESSURE, I WANNA FIT IN

informational social influence

• INFLUENCE OTHER PPL HAVE ON US BC WE WANNA BE RIGHT

• DEPENDS ON HOW CONFIDENT WE ARE IN OUR OWN JUDGEMENT

• AND HOW WELL INFORMED WE PERCEIVE THE GROUP TO BE

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• OBEDIENCE

• ELECTRIC SHOCK EXPIEREMENT

• 100% SHOCKED PPL

• 67% SHOCKED OTHERS AT HIGHEST SHOCK RATE

obedience

• BEHAVIOR THAT COMPLIES W THE EXPLICIT DEMANDS OF THE INDIVIDUAL IN AUTHORITY/POWER

social facilitation

• HAPPENS WHEN SOMEONE’S PERFORMANCE GETS BETTER BC OTHER PEOPLE ARE THERE

• WELL LEARNED TASKS (GARVEY TOILET PAPER ROLL CHEERING)

social loafing

• WHEN SOMEONE PUTS IN LESS EFFORT IN A GROUP BC THEY DONT HAVE MUCH RESPONSIBILITY

deindividuation

• YOU LOSE UR SENSE OF SELF BC UR IN A GROUP

• GARVEY SPRAYING SHAVING CREAM ON PPL BC SHE WAS IN A GROUP OF OTHERS DOING IT

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• PRISON EXPIEREMENT

• WHEN PPL ARE IN POSITIONS OF POWER, THEY GO TO THE HIGHEST EXTENT