PSYC 101 Lecture 17: PSYCH 101 T Nov 8
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Launch pad lab due next class at 2 pm. Writing assignment #2 due nov 17, 2016. Focus on the situation rather than the person. Why does the same person act differently in different situations . Conformity: a change in behavior, belief, or both to conform to a group norm as a result of real or imagined group pressure. : study. Completely dark room and exposed to a stationary point of light, and their task was to estimate the distance this light moved. The light never moved; light appears to move in a dark room because there is no frame of reference and our eyes spontaneously move auto-kinetic effect : results. 1 person in the room the estimates of the distance the light moved varied considerably. 2 or more people in the room people revised their estimates until they were similar: informational influence.
