PSYC 2310 Chapter 8: Textbook- Chap. 8, 7, 9, 10 (320-332).pdf
1 Apr 2014
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Miller and mcfarland (1987): participants read article before taking part in discussion with. Chapter 8: ! downloaded by others! other students (deliberately confusing and incomprehensible)! Participants told they could ask questions if they didn"t understand ! Didn"t ask questions because of: embarrassment, other people understood article! people"s behaviour and as caused by different factors! Error with interpreting the social world: we often see our own behaviour as different from other. Social norms in uence values, beliefs, and behaviours ! Descriptive norms: describe how people behave in a given situation (eg. university- what to wear, where to go saturday night, etc. 14,000 students asked to participate in a study of music preferences! 50% listen to songs, download the ones they like- no information given! 50% listen to songs, download the ones they like- given title, how many times it had been. Knowing how many times the song had been downloaded had an effect! new situation (look at established members)!
