PSY 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Pluralistic Ignorance, Social Loafing, Stanford Prison Experiment
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Social psychologists focus on the situation a person is in, rather than the person themselves. Social psychology - scientific study of how we think, influence, and relate to one another. Attribution theory - explaining someone"s behavior by crediting the situation or that person"s disposition. Fundamental attribution error - underestimate the situation and overestimate disposition of others. Describe the following people in three words. Foot-in-the-door phenomenon: tendency for people who have first agreed to a small request to comply later with a larger request. Door-in-the-face phenomenon: tendency for people to comply with a request that seems much smaller than the first request. Role playing can affect attitudes: stanford prison study. Cognitive dissonance: we often bring our attitudes in line with our actions. Cultural norms - rules for accepted and expected behavior. Asch"s studies (having someone purposefully answer the wrong answer confidently in order to sway the person"s decision) Elevator study or the doctor"s waiting room.
