PHYS1001 Study Guide - Silent Treatment, Philip Zimbardo, Deindividuation
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The scientific investigation of how the thoughts, feelings, and behaviours of individuals are influenced by the actual or implied presence of others ". Social psychology links ordinary people"s affective states (feelings and emotions), behaviour (the way they act), and their cognition (their thought processes), to their social world. Allport"s definition emphasises social influence e. g. , conformity, obedience, persuasion. Involves observing behaviour as it unfolds in its natural setting: archival. Isolated five volunteers in a windowless room for as long as they could endure. Found: considerable individual differences in the amount of time people could tolerate isolation. One lasted 2 hrs ( almost hammering the door to get out ) Three participants lasted two days (two were unaffected by the experience, one was uneasy) The fifth participant lasted 8 days without suffering from adverse reactions. Sociology, psychology, and other social sciences are far too often merely discerning the obvious or confirming the. Observed how young children interact with a bully.
