PSYA02H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13.1: Kurt Lewin, Mirror Neuron, Observational Learning

• School: UTSC
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYA02H3
• Professor: Kyle Danielson

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Chapter 13. 1 (the power of the situation: social influen. Social psychologists: study the interaction between the person and the situation. Kurt lewin founder of social psychology o. B = f(p,e): behaviour is a function of the person and the environment. Challenged freudian theories -> person"s behaviour guided by psychological d were rooted in the person"s distant past. Challenged behaviourism -> person"s past history of conditioning o. Situation person happens to be in at a particular time is a key influence on beh. Person"s behaviour was consequence of sets of forces operating on the person and o analyst sufficiently understood the forces, them the person"s behaviour could be pre. Theories of how to create change in organizations often incorporate lewin"s force-fie o o. Mimicry: taking on for ourselves the behaviour, emotional displays and facial expressions. This is because humans are social species, coordinating our behaviour with others is get along with each other o.