PSY 2012 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Social Comparison Theory, Fundamental Attribution Error, Cingulate Cortex

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18 Jul 2017
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The study of how people influence others behaviors, beliefs, and attitudes. We humans have a biological need for interpersonal connections. When were deprived of social contact for a considerable length of time, we usually become lonely. Brain region that becomes active during physical pain. We evaluate ur abilities and beliefs by comparing them with those of others. When we compare ourselves with people who seem superior to us. Ex: a young volleyball player comparing herself to a 3x world volleyball champ. When we compare ourselves with people who seem inferior to us. Ex: a 3x world volleyball champ. comparing herself to a young volleyball player. Is a contagious outbreak of irrational behavior that spreads by social contagion. Many people simultaneously come to be convinced of bizarre things that are false. False stories repeated so many times that people believe them to be true. Enhancement of performance brought about by the presence of others.

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