PSYCH 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: Cinnabon, Hand Sanitizer, Positive Illusions
8 Nov 2017
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Levels of analysis: evolution, biology, culture, individual development, individual differences, situation/social context, levels of analysis do not necessarily conflict with each other, individual differences vs social context does have some conflict. Social context can override personality (e. g. even the most introverted person can be outgoing in the right situation) Walter michelle: the influence of personality tends to be overestimated. Both predict behavior and there is interaction between personality and the social context. Two big points of social psychology: the power of situation shapes our thoughts and behaviors. Situation can override our personality (good people can be compelled to do bad things) People were more likely to give a person change for a dollar in front of cinnabon than banana republic. People reported being more conservative when questioned near hand sanitizer (disease reminder) than not: the self/other divide: our perception of others is different than our perception of ourselves. People have positive illusions about themselves and tend to be more.
