PSYA02H3 Lecture : Lecture 23
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People"s behaviours are easily affected by others when in a group. Does not bring the best behaviour out of people. Lynching is a murder by crowd without trial and punishment. Was treated as an entertainment to the crowd and a warning to black people. Black people are vulnerable due to the slavery history. Compare price of cotton (economics) with the number of lynching. When the price goes up, less lynching (inverse relationship) People turn to less sophisticated creature when they are in a group. Idea is spread around and being followed by others. Researchers study clapping behaviour in the science center movie theatre. When a larger audience begins to clap, more people follow. When the audience is smaller, less people follow. When people wear uniform, they become less individual. Ask kids who are in costume their name when they are trick-or-treating. Researcher leaves the door and asks the kids to pick up 1 candy from the bucket.
