PSYB10H3 Final: PSYB10 Lecture 5-9 Final.docx
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Film - quiet rage: the stanford prison experiment (zimbardo) Groups have social norms to guide behavior. A group"s prescriptions for the behaviour, values, and beliefs of its members. Group members are expected to conformto these norms. Members who deviate from norms are punished or rejected. A group"s expectations for the behaviour and responsibilities of various subgroups of its members. Potential costs: individual personality may be taken over by power of role. Violation of social roles meets with censure from other group members. The degree to which a group is or is perceived to be close knit and similar. In the minds of group members: cohesiveness promotes liking and ingroup favouritism. In the minds of outsiders:cohesiveness increases stereotyping of group members. Effects of groups on individual performance created by an interaction of three factors: Improved when doingwell-learned or dominantbehaviours in the presence of others. Inhibited when doing lesspractised or difficulttasks in the presence of others.
