PSYC 2120 Final: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY PART 1 EXAM STUDY SHEET
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Pscy 2120 social psychology lecture week 5. The ways people are affected by the real or imagined pressure of others: low pressure: conformity. You look around at the party and notice that all of your friends are drinking; you ask for a beer: high pressure: obedience. Your ta tells you to have a drink with them during office hours as you review your exam: middle: compliance. You"re not really in the mood to go out drinking this weekend, but you say yes to your best friend"s request to go out this friday. The tendency to change our perceptions, opinions, or behaviour in ways that are consistent with group norms: copycats. Informational social influence- the need to know what"s right Particularly pronounced when we are uncertain ourselves. People conform with group when they are uncertain with what the answer is. Give estimates out loud over trials: normative social influence- the need to fit in and be accepted.
