PSYC 2100 Midterm: Social Psychology.Ch.1,3,5,9
6 Feb 2017
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Do others have an effect on who you are? . 09-01-17: who you are as a person , who you are changes depending on your situation or who is with you . Confirm to the group we are with and tend to act similar to be accepted by them. Explanation: development of theories that connect and organize observation. Fail to realize that situation roles can have a power in this. Examples: waitress scenario, blaming the victim, job interview vs. at home (go without pants on) Our normal reaction to make this error and we decide that that"s their situation or attitude: kitty genovese murder (bystander effect) 38 people reported watching from different locations. Brother investigate what happened to her; someone did come to help her. Social environments are constructed (distorted, interpreted) by the perceiver. How we see our day to day reality differs .
