PSYC 2000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Social Cognitive Theory, Cognitive Dissonance, Ageism
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What is social psychology: the branch of psychology that studies how the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of individuals are influenced by the real, imagined, or implied presence of others. Changing your behavior to match that of other people. Example: buzz feed video and elevator video: groupthink. Placing more importance on maintaining group cohesiveness than on assessing the facts of a problem. Titanic and challenger: they wanted it to launch on time to maintain group cohesiveness no one spoke up, compliance. Can you pick me up from the airport? - yes. Can you also take care of my cat and take me to pick up my car? - yes. Asking a small question initially, will make a person more likely to say yes for the following questions. Can you also take care of my cat and take me to pick up my car? - no. Can you pick me up from the airport? yes.
