PS102 Lecture Notes - Dispositional Attribution, Ambivalent Sexism, Social Loafing
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Chapter 8: behaviour in social and cultural context. Norms: rules that regulate social life, including explicit laws and implicit conventions. Law: you cant beat up other people except in self defense. Social understanding: self defense includes defending one"s honour in some cases. People are more likely to break norms if they see other people doing so broke. Implicit understanding: don"t sing in public rules in dirty street with graffiti. People are more likely to follow rules if they see other people doing it towel recycling study; more people reused when they saw a sign that said more than 50% of people reuse towels. Role: a given social position that is governed by a set of norms for proper behaviour. Culture: a program of shared rules that govern the behaviour of people in a community or society a set of values, beliefs, and customs shared by most members of that community (ex.
