PSYCH 1X03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Sex Doll, Optical Illusion, Murder Of Kitty Genovese
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Our thoughts and behaviors are influenced by the people around us. Behaviors performed in a group are different from behaviors performed individually. Norman triplett is often credited with performing the first study of social psychology. Observed that cyclists raced faster when competing against each other in a group, compared to when racing against the clock or on an individual trial. Also observed when children perform a task in which there is no reward for competition. Co-actor: another individual performing the same task. Audience: a group of people watching an individual perform a task. Social facilitation: the increased performance that occurs in the presence of co-actors or an audience. The presence of others can sometimes hinder, rather than help, a performance. The presence of co-actors and audience did not produce a noticeable enhancement in performance. Zajo(cid:374)(cid:272)"s resear(cid:272)h offered a solutio(cid:374) to the pro(cid:271)le(cid:373) of so(cid:272)ial fa(cid:272)ilitatio(cid:374) Proposed that the presence of other increases your arousal.
