Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Groupthink, Social Influence, Deindividuation

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Mark Holden

Document Summary

Attitudes affect behaviour: may have a negative attitude about the person we were told was. Cold affects behaviour: but not always. 1930s restaurant & hotels vs. chinese patrons. 250/251 offered service; 90% said they wouldn"t: attitude behaviour relationship strongest when: Opposing incentives/pressures are weak stop and think about attitudes before acting general attitudes predict general behavioural trends not specific behaviours. Results: people who were paid less money thought the task wasn"t as bad (or even mildly enjoyable) When 2 free thoughts/beliefs/actions don"t match, have uncomfortable. Triplett made a simple observation: in bike races, people go faster when racing against others than they do against a clock. Follow up studies: doesn"t have to be competitors. Zajonc"s dominant response theory presence of others increases arousal amplifies our dominant. Social norms shared expectations about how people should think, feel, and behave some are formal laws, some. Unwritten rules : e. g. close-talkers, bus seating rules" etc .