PSY 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Agoraphobia, Oedipus Complex, Paresis
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If the skill is something that the person has practiced a lot, then one is likely to see social facilitation. Bystander effects: when diffusion of responsibility makes people do less work than they would if they were doing it alone. Do(cid:374)"t assu(cid:373)e that (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause there are other people that they have or will call 911. Jigsaw strategy: assign each person in the group a piece of the puzzle. Each person has a part of the responsibility. Instead of seeing social loafing, the performance can be very strong because they feel like they have to do good to satisfy everyone since everyone is doing their own part: can improve the outcome of the whole group. Demand characteristics: subtle hints that makes participants aware of what the experimenter expects to find or how participants are expected to behave, can change the outcome of an experiment, certain kinds of behaviors that are expected of you. Classroom demand characteristics: social norms develop.
