PSY220H5 Lecture Notes - Fundamental Attribution Error, Nelson Mandela, Universal Property
Document Summary
True altruism: engaging in helpful ways that doesn"t benefit us. The scientific study of the way in which people"s thoughts, feelings, and behaviours are influenced by the real or imagined presence of other people: all about social influence: can be direct or indirect/ subtle. Don"t have to be present but can also be in form of mental representation. Parents don"t have to be right next to you if you want to engage in a particular activity: advertisement: adds on tv/internet/ print-adds, attractive people are more persuasive. Someone trying to get you to do something that you don"t want to do: direct influence, relatively young science: separate discipline in early 20th centuries, kurt luin, contemporary social psychology emphasizes 5 major themes: Interested in how students played the game: competitive strategy, cooperative strategy. The applicability of social psychological principles: workplace/classroom: reduce stereotyping prejudice. Result: the strategy chosen disnt depend if they were chosen as cooperative or competitive.
