PSYC 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Norm (Social), Ingroups And Outgroups, Physical Attractiveness
24 Nov 2016
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Psyc 111 - lecture 23 - social psychology. If everyone stands at a specific tone, an unknowing woman conformed perfectly to the group, after only three beeps. When the group is gone, she still stands up. More unsuspecting people arrive and start also standing up at the beep. Becomes the social norm for everyone in the room. Wants us to follow in their footsteps. If you"re not with the group, you feel excluded. Can cause us to keep or get bad habits or behavior. Experiments reveal that the presence of observers can arouse individuals, strengthening the most likely response and so boosting their performance on easy or well-learned tasks. But, presence of observers can hinder performance on difficult of newly learned tasks. You draw worse when someone is watching, actually hindering your creativity. Cyclists tend to ride faster around opponents. When people pool their efforts toward a group goal, social loafing may occur as individuals exert less effort.
