PSY220H5 Lecture Notes - Birth Order, Scientific Method
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The scientific study of how people think, feel and behave in response to other people: social psychologists uses the scientific method to understand how people are influenced by other people. Results: 63% administered the results: first-born children are more rebellious than later-born children f. Results: younger siblings were support revolutions than older students: 100% supported darwin"s idea that humans evolved from natural selection, in romantic relationships, opposite attract - f. 1,000 engaged couples (850 eventually married) rated themselves on 88 characteristics. Partners more similar to each other than randomly generated couples on 66/88. Similarities largest for demographic characteristic (social class and religions (and physical characteristics (health and attractiveness: some people are skilled at telling if a person is gay t. Gaydar was correct when various facial features were blocked out: people"s gaydar worked for people unconscious control (ie. eyes, mouth, in an emergency, the more people there are around, the more likely you are to get help.
