PSYC 217 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Deindividuation, Groupthink, Stanford Prison Experiment
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I treat steven as if he"s stupid: steven perceives my behaviour, stress from this perception makes steven speak less intelligently, steven acts stupid. Stereotype threat: stereotype threat: the apprehension or fear by members of a minority group that they might behave in a manner that confirms an existing cultural stereotype, a form of self-fulfilling prophecy. Cultural differences in academic performancenormative + informational influences: normative influence: people conform to social norms for fear of negative consequences. Informational influences: people look to others for guidance about how to behave when in ambiguous situations. Losing one"s sense of personal identity in a group; tendency of people to engage in uncharacteristic behaviour when they are stripped of their usual identities. Increases anonymity: decreases responsibility, people become outward focused and less inward focused; Increases likelihood of antisocial behaviour: may increase arousal, uniforms enhance group identity.
