PSYCO241 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Social Influence, Optical Illusion, Small Favor
3 Dec 2018
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Social influence: how people are affected by the real and imagined pressures of others. Humans are vulnerable to a host of subtle, almost reflex-like influences. Shortly after birth, babies often mimic simple gestures (facial expressions) Infants first start to open their mouth wide, tap their fingers on the table, and wave bye- bye before being able to clap hands, flex their fingers, or put their hands on their head. Imitation of certain behaviours develops at different stages. We change ourselves to fit a certain social situation camelion effect nonconscious form of imitation this serves a social function. People are more likely to mimic others when they want to belong it smoothes our interaction with them. Digital camelions we immitate things that aren"t even real. Mimicary is a dynamic process and we"re not always aware we"re doing it. When two people walk together, they become more and more coordinated.
