Psychology 3720F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Dime (United States Coin), Hawaiian Vacation, Finings

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 3720F/G
• Professor: Doug Hazelwood

Document Summary

Part 1: positive moods: isen & levin (1972) cookies and kindness . Male colleague student studying in a library. Group 1: offered free cookies (good mood) offering free stuff is enough to put people i a good mood. Another person then asks all participants to volunteer for a helping experiment. Results: free cookies 70% volunteer, no free cookies 50% volunteer, good mood effect, few finings are more consistent: happy people are helpful people. Isen and levin (part 2) participants were asked to play the role of a pest (rather than a helper) try to distract people who were studying for exams. Free cookies (good mood): only 30% volunteer. Participants in a good mood were not only willing to help more people but less willing to pester other people. Also: ore likely to donate to charity after watching a. The list goes on and on: if people. Find a dime in a phone booth.