PSYC 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13 : Social Loafing, Cognitive Dissonance, Chaonians

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

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13. 1 the power of the situation: social influences on behaviour. Mimicry: taking on for ourselves the behaviours, emotional displays, and facial expressions of others. We follow what the heard is doing. Occurs at unconscious level, reflecting genuine behavioural similarity, understanding, and presumably trustworthiness. Who we are is constantly shapes and patterned by other people. Chameleon effect: describes how people mimic others non-consciously, automatically copying others behaviours even without realizing it. You tend to make others laugh when you laugh. Social norms: usually(unwritten) guidelines for how to behave in social contexts. Influence everything from the manners we use to the amount of alcohol we drink, food we eat, clothes we wear, and even our beliefs and attitudes. Social loafing: which occurs when an individual puts less effort into working on a task with others. Social loafing can occur in all sorts of tasts, including physical activities (swimming, rope-pulling)