PSYC 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Psych, Prisoner Abuse, Deindividuation

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Myriam Mongrain, Hannah Gennis, Jaeger Lam, Christina Van Den Brink, Sara Pishdadian

Document Summary

Psych 1010 ( the power of situation) ch. 133/22/2016 6:09:00 pm. Scientific study of how individuals behave, think and feel in social situations. How we are affected by the actual, or implied presence of others. How social pressures can exert significant influence on behavior (e. g. cults: social roles and rules social rule: Defined pattern of behavior that is expected of a person when functioning: zimbardo"s prison experiment (1973) 22 subjects screened for psychological maturity and health. Randomly assigned to role of guard or prisoner. Guards: worked 8-hour shift/ wore uniform, whistle and club. Indoctrination into roles that could not be attributed to personal dispositions. Process of deindividuation, devaluation of the prisoners and power differential. Adjusting our behavior or thinking to bring it in line with some group standard. People can be led to say black when they see white . 70% agreed at least once with the wrong answer. Group size/ group unanimity / ambiguity of situation.