PSY220H1- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 30 pages long!)
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Holocaust paperwork) compartmentalization of evil: obedience increased when the teacher only had to administer the learning test & didn"t have to apply shocks. Reactance & uniqueness: reactance: a motive to protect/restore one"s sense of freedom. Incorporate electronic brainstorming: let individuals produce & read ideas on networked computers to avoid verbal tra c jams. Chapter 8: altruism: altruism: a motive to increase another"s welfare w/out conscious regard for one"s self- interests. Sad people are sometimes extra helpful & happy people are helpful. Interpret the incident as a problem/emergency: participant notices smoke doesn"t want to embarrass themselves by acting. Increasing helping: (1) reduce ambiguity & increase responsibility: assisting people to interpret an incident correctly (e. g. she"s shoplifting!) Increasing helping: (2) guilt & concern for self-image: guilt-laden people are helpful people (e. g. someone who"s just been reprimanded will be more likely to o er help to someone else, door-in-the-face technique: strategy for gaining a concession.
