PSYC 342 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Blood Donation, Social Proof, Social Comparison Theory

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 342
• Professor: Leandre R Fabrigar

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*midterm is up to commitment and consistency (low-balling) *3-4 multiple choice questions unique to the book. *lecture notes are a far more important focus. *will need to know relationship between study conditions (group x had significantly more compliance than y) People are more likely to comply with requests made by person of high prestige and/or authority. Authority figures may be perceived as providing particularly accurate information. Wilson (1968) told students that a speaker was a student, lecturer, or professor; later estimates of height were 2. 5 inches higher in the professor condition than in student condition. Estimates of politicians heights higher after winning elections than before winning (higham and. Not compliance, example that mere status can alter way we perceive people. Peter and ceci (1982) resubmitted previously published articles from prestigious institutions with a new low status affiliation (tri-valley center for human potential): 8/9 rejected.