PSY100H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Social Proof, Observer-Expectancy Effect
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We"re social animals who live in groups and depend on one another for surival. Social psychologists study how thoughts, feelings, nad behaviors of individuals are influenced by actual, imagined, or implied presence of others. Longest running study on health and happiness. To waldinger there"s one clear takeaway: the happiest and healthiest participants in both groups were the ones who maintained close, intimate relationships . Perceived social isolation shares similar risks of death with obesity and sedentary lifestyle. For many, our most stressful. negative experiences involve disruption of social relationships (e. g. divorce, rejection, loss of a loved one) E. g. audience inhibition and the bystander effect. Conformity: altering of one"s opinions or behaviors to match those of others or to match social norms. Normative influence (acceptance) and informational influence (correctness) Obedience: when we conform to the request of someone in a position of authority. Performed a series of experiments involving a learner (confederate), teacher (participant), and an experimenter (authority figure)
