PSYCO241 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Life Studies, Deindividuation, Group Cohesiveness
4 Apr 2016
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Timing some cyclists going around track and noticed that when cyclists observed by audience they had faster times than when they cycled alone. Brought kids in and had them wind a line around a fishing wheel as fast as they could (either in groups or alone) Findings: when observed by others, they wound the string around the spool faster. Had people perform very complex math problems either alone or within a group opposite findings: you do better when alone. Modified by zajonc being in the presence of an audience creates arousal and arousal enhances the dominant response. Dominant response: one"s most common or natural response in that situation, usually a very well-learned behavior. Easy task: the task is usually well-learned so one"s dominant response is usually the correct one, the dominant response usually fits the task. Went to a local pool hall and secretly watched a bunch of players play identified good players vs. bad players.
