PSYC 215 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Diminishing Returns, Laugh Track, Ingroups And Outgroups
25 Jul 2015
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80% of passerby stopped and gazed up: chartrand and bargh: confederates exhibit habit of rubbing eyes or shaking foot. Participants mimicked motor behaviors to match the other person"s behavior ( chameleon effect : neumann and strack: ppl listened to abstract philo speech that was recited in a happy, sad, or neutral voice. Speaker"s emotional state was socially contagious ( mood contagion : mimicry is a dynamic process. Def: tendancy for ppl to change their perceptions, opinions, and behavior to be consistent with grp norms. Ppl find it difficult to breach social norms. Some degree of conformity is essential to coexist peacefully. However, conformity can have harmful consequences (ex: drinking too much at a party, telling offensive ethnic jokes) 2 classic experiments illustrate contrasting types of conformity: sherif. Exp: in a totally darkened room, a small dot pf light appeared for 2 sec, after which the participants were asked to estimate how far the dot moved.
