PSYC 333 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Asian Canadians, Risk Assessment, Fundamental Attribution Error
11 Mar 2013
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Experimental social psychology (1940-1980): the power of the situation (to override individual differences, asch"s conformity research", zimbardo"s stanford prison experiment", darley & latan "s bystander intervention" authoritarian/abusive behaviour. Psyc333 lecture 2 - jan. 12: a man has as many social selves as there are individuals who recognize him and carry an image. Multiple selves: of him in their mind. - james, 1892. Which self am i now: phenomenal self (jones & gerard, 1967, spontaneous self concept (mcguire, 1984) Example #1: atypical attributes: 6th grade students atypical in age, hair colour, eye colour, weight and birthplace mention these attributes more than those with typical characteristics. Example #2: ethnicity: people are more likely to mention ethnicity and things that separate themselves from others. Example #3: gender: gender: function of household sex composition, 26% of minority sex in classroom mention gender, 11% of majority.
