PSYC 2P30 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Deindividuation, Stanford Prison Experiment, Social Identity Theory
31 Oct 2016
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Fulfillment of basic human needs: relatedness need (self-determination theory), need to belong, self0esteem. Motivation to be involved in social change. Homogeneity of groups: similar in age, sex, beliefs, and opinions. The mere presence of others ^ in physiological arousal (zajonc, 1965: ^ physiological arousal: easier to do simple tasks, ^ physiological arousal: more difficult to do new or complex tasks. Three theories explaining the role of arousal: other people cause us to become alert and vigilant, other people make us apprehensive about evaluated (evaluation apprehension, other people distract us from the task. Relaxation: ^ relaxation: impairs performance on simple tasks, ^ relaxation: improves performance on complex tasks. The presence of others can lead to social facilitation or social loafing. The important variables that distinguish the 2 are evaluation, arousal, and the complexity of the task. The loosening or normal constraints on behaviour when people are in a group, leading to an increase in impulsive and deviant acts.
