PSY220H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Hindsight Bias, Groupthink, Social Influence
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Psychology scientific - empirical method, empirical data. Social psychology study of groups, study of how we think about, interact and influence. First impressions, how we dress, how we influence others. Perceive self - with bias, not objective about selves. Perceive others - different cultures, beliefs, orientation, disabilities. Conform - in the past if we didn"t go with group our life is in danger, fear of death. Self-fulfilling prophecy - what we intend to occur is more likely to occur. Diagnostic labels - stigma, lack of knowledge. Self-handicapping - fear of failure, excuse to do badly, procrastination. Hindsight bias - knowing the outcome and belief you were right all along. Groupthink - one problem not reaching the top. Conformity - change to fit into a group. Bystander apathy - no response to event. Social reality subjective, truth, right or wrong, automatic response often wrong.
