PSY 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Fundamental Attribution Error, Social Influence, Cognitive Dissonance
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Social psychology is (cid:396)an attempt to underd and explain how the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of individuals are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others. (cid:397) - allport, 1985. Attraction, prejudice, conflict, behavior, obedience, norms, aggression, etc. Overestimation of personality and underestimation of the situation for understanding other"s behavior. Self-serving bias: successes = internal; failures = external. Evaluations (favorable or unfavorable) or feelings towards and object, issue, or person. Snap judgments about something based of uninformative cues (celebrities, sex-appeal. People are more likely to agree to a large request after complying with aa small request) Once we behave in a certain way. We act to reduce the dircom from. Adjusting our behavior or thinking to coincide with a group standard. Conforming to gain social approval or avoid social rejection. When are we most likely to conform. Are in groups of 3 or more people. Slightly lower obedience when conducted at less prestigious universities than yale.
