PSYC 3430 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Social Comparison Theory, John Thibaut, Homophily

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3430
• Professor: Peter K Papadogiannis

Document Summary

Stanley schachter"s studies of affiliation - https://www. youtube. com/watch?v=3imjiylpbau. Electric shock studies women in low anxiety (little shock) & in high anxiety (hurtful) Misery loves company: people affiliate with others (appr. Misery loves miserable company: schachter found people prefer to wait with others facing a similar experience (approx. Like penguins, we like to huddle up. Downward social comparison: bolsters sense of competence - to make ourselves feel better. Upward social comparison: hope and motivation (e. g. , lance armstrong, Abraham tesser"s - self-evaluation maintenance (sem) model: people affiliate with individuals who do not outperform them in areas that are very relevant to their self-esteem misery loves company - we are very specifc with who brings in. The self evaluation maintenance (sem) model: people affiliate with individuals who do not outperform them in areas that are very relevant to their self esteem. Women and men prefer to affiliate with women.