PSYA02H3 Chapter 13: Psych-Notes-Ch-13
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Philip zimbardo, a social psychologist, says that it"s not the bad apples, but the bad barrels, meaning an involvement of many social factors. To understand social reality, psychologists study the interaction between the person and the situation. Kurt lewin, key founder of social psychology, expressed his insight as b=f(p,e) Behaviour is a function of the person and the environment. Mimicry is taking on for ourselves the behaviours, emotional displays, and facial expressions of others. Motor systems involve the cerebellum and its procedural learning functions. This type of learning ties together subtle physical coordination with emotional functioning, and depends on patterns formed through active, embodied learning. Chameleon effect describes how people mimic others non-consciously, automatically copying others" behaviours even without realizing it. Mimicry occurs at the unconscious level, reflecting genuine behavioural similarity, understanding, and trustworthiness. Social norms are the (unwritten) guidelines for how to behave in social contexts.
