PSY220H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Milgram Experiment
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Most people will disobey a person in authority who orders them to hurt a stranger. Teacher and learner, 63% learners gave 450 highest shocks: f. First-born children are more rebellious than later-born children. Younger siblings are 3-5 times more likely to support revolutions: t--f. 1000 engaged couples (850 eventually married) rated themselves on 88 characteristics. Some people are skilled at telling if a person is gay. People were accurate in predicting who was gay or straight when being shown face, or just parts of face. Bad predictions when eyes and mouth covered: f. More people around less likely to help in an emergency. People enjoy spending money on other people than they enjoy spending on themselves. People spend 10 times more money on personal matters than on others. But, spending money on others makes people happier. Whereas spending money on one"s own desires does not. Study of women"s photos in their college yearbook, (cid:883)95(cid:882)s. rated the happiness and: t.
