PSYC 215 Lecture Notes - Social Forces, Nancy Reagan, Stanley Milgram
11 Mar 2013
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We often blame peer pressure in teens about drugs and alcohol, nancy. People often give into temptation due to peer pressure, we also think of temptation just in terms of giving in not resisting. Problem occurs when social influence fails you. Self help books to resist temptation, talk shows. Temptation gives us immediate pleasure, but health problems in future, not instant death upon failure. Its an extra piece of cake because people normally just have one piece. Okay i"ll do it myself, takes a mans seat. My head sank between my knees, and i could feel my face blanching, i was not role-playing. I actually felt as if i were going to perish . Taking the man"s seat, i was overwhelmed by the need to behave in a way that would justify my request . Fakes limp- no one around to tell him what to do. Not just any kind of feeling bad .
