PSYC 231 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Pluralistic Ignorance, Social Proof, Ingroups And Outgroups
17 Nov 2016
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Interplay of people and the circumstances that happen to them. Predicting who is going to be the helpful person vs. what you find yourself presented with. Some of the initial work is painting the picture where people are unwilling to help others. Negative impact of others inhibiting us to act out to help. Diffusion of responsibility: with a larger group, each person feels less personally responsible. Pluralistic ignorance: bystanders assume that nothing is wrong because no one else looks concerned. Looking at other people for information; all confusing each other. Interpret as emergency: pluralistic ignorance (informational influence, detrimental information. If the only person: weight on your shoulders. If in a group: responsibility can be placed on others. Inhibition that can come in if you have a feeling that you"re going to be watched. Research focus: situational factors that inhibit people from helping a stranger. 1970"s study; representative of what was done in the labs.
