PSYA02H3 Chapter 13: Psychology Chapter 13 - TEXTBOOK.docx

• School: UTSC
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYA02H3
• Professor: Steve Joordens

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13. 1 - the power of the situation: social influences on behaviour. Kurt lewin was the key founder of social psychology, expressed this insight as. B=f(p,e): behaviour is a function of the person & environment: freudian theories challenged behaviourism, and focuses on the person"s past history of conditioning. In contrast, social psychologists focused on the present moment, arguing that the situation a person happens to be in at particular time is a key influence on behaviour. Ex) chameleon effect describes how people mimic others non-consiously, automatically copying others" behaviours even w/o realizing it. Mimicry = social glue but some use it to their advantage when wanting to fit into a group (act like some they are not, to be liked) Imitation = sincerest form of imitation: mimicry & imitation are highly used but it becomes a prob in some situation (ex.