Actuarial Science 2427A/B Lecture Notes - Cognitive Dissonance, Observational Error, Nazi Germany
23 Sep 2012
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We behave differently than when someone is watching us and if they"re not. That presence does not have to be real. We can think someone is there, and really there is no one. Feeling like youre being watched alters your behavior. Some tasks you can behave vetter or worse, its dependant. Social facilitation- ideas are improved by th presence of others. Trumen- people cycling, saw that people did better in groups. Chen- found that ants carries more dirt when with others than by itsef. So they would lift heavier in groups than alone. Performance improves on simple tasks others are present but becomes worse if the task is complex. The good, the bad and the ugly. The good= pro social behavior: tausght prosocial norms through modeling, noms of reciprocity, norms of responsibility. The bad and ugly: with trials (1450- 1700, we were in the enlightnemnt period.
