PSYC 1000 Chapter 13.1: Social Influences on Behaviour

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1000
• Professor: Benjamin Giguere

Document Summary

The power of the situation: social influences on behaviour. It is harder to think this way as it means that we have to believe that we are fully capable of doing terrible things as well. Situational analysis is never enough to fully explain a behaviour pattern. Interaction between the person and the situation helps understand social reality. Lewin is a key founder of psychology and he expressed behaviour as a function of the person and the environment (b= f (p, e) Coordinating our behaviour with others is a key part of learning to get along with each other. People often observe what others a(cid:396)e doi(cid:374)g a(cid:374)d (cid:862)go (cid:449)ith the flo(cid:449)(cid:863) as it sets the foundation for observational learning. The (cid:448)ast (cid:271)ulk of ou(cid:396) (cid:272)o(cid:374)s(cid:272)ious(cid:374)ess is dete(cid:396)(cid:373)i(cid:374)ed th(cid:396)ough i(cid:373)pli(cid:272)it, (cid:862)u(cid:374)(cid:272)o(cid:374)s(cid:272)ious(cid:863) processes. Our motor systems involve the cerebellum and its procedural during learning functions. This form of learning of learning ties together subtle physical coordination with emotional functioning.