PSYC 1115 Lecture Notes - Normative Social Influence, Deindividuation, Absenteeism
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Tasks to help with pressure and social psychology. Simple writing task: fewer doctor visits, improvements in long-term immune function, improved gpa, reduced absenteeism from work, reemployment following job loss, . Second test, people told if they got a high score, they + partner receive money. Control group scored lower, average 12%, on the test. Tried with a different group to write about an irrelevant topic, scored similar to those who sat and did not write before task. Writing about stressors can improve well-being, organize thoughts. Data behind journal writing being able to help solve problems. The scientific study of how people think about, influence, and relate to each other. Study of how people influence others" behavior, beliefs, and attitudes. The study of how people interact with their environments, including real and imagined others, contexts, and culture [imagined others = people who are not physically there but can impact behaviour] Categories of behaviours: 36% antisocial, 19% non-normative, 36% neutral, 9% prosocial.
