PSYC 2000 Study Guide - Oval Window, Dendrite, Antidepressant
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Know the three primary areas of social psychology, as well as relevant related concepts that fall under each (see below). Social psychology: concerned with how a person"s behavior, thoughts, and feelings are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others more concerned with individual. Sociology: study and classification of human societies: social influence: the ways in which a person"s thoughts, feelings, and behavior can be affected by others. In other words, how we are influenced by others. Conformity voluntarily yielding to social norms; changing one"s own behavior to more closely match the actions of others. Ex of conformity: paul makes his grass cut to avoid complaints from neighbors. Define and distinguish from compliance and obedience. Be able to correctly label an example. The study involved actors and one real participant. They were presented a white card with a standard line and three other comparison lines and asked to judge the line lengths.
