PSYC-241 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Pubic Hair, Order Of The Solar Temple, Construals
5 May 2020
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Neil buaman is an architect who volunteered to travel to haiti to help build shelters for people who lost their homes in the quake. Jean - francois was subjected to hazing (shaving his pubic hair and drinking warm beer until he vomited) in order to join a hockey team. The order of the solar temple is a cult where the only redemption of their sins was to experience death by fire, which would transport them to the star sirius where they would be reborn. Social psychology is caused by social influence (persuasion) Direct social influences form major parts of social psychology: direct social influences include conformity, attitudes and group processes. Social influence extends beyond behaviour - it includes thoughts, feelings and overall acts: we are influenced by the presence of other people. Social psychologists are interested in studying how and why our thoughts, feelings and behaviours are shaped by the social environment.
