PSYC 1160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Social Influence, Diminished Seventh Chord, Adolf Eichmann

• School: University of Windsor
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1160
• Professor: Ken Cramer

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How the real or imagined presence of others influences our thoughts, feelings, and behaviour . Conform to expectations, comply with requests, and obey orders. Behaving according to group norms with little or no overt pressure. Drive on the right side of the road. Select the correct line in each of __ trials. Confeds pick incorrect line on the ___ (and subsequent) trials. Gain compliance to initial request, then add conditions. Teacher delivers ___v increments of shock for every wrong answer. What would you do with 24 hours of consequenceless behaviour . +50% would commit a crime ( rob a bank ) Others would streak, no one gave away money. A reduced sense of ourselves as individuals, resulting in increased impulsive behaviour . Field study of _____kids in ___homes in seattle, wa on halloween night. Female experimenter greeted children and told them: take one candy only! Change to shock setting depended on both identity and context k c o h.