Psychology 2070A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 102070: Fishing Reel, Difference Set, Exaggeration
16 Dec 2012
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Liberal party was dominant political party in canada in 20th century. Most famous and best prime minister is pierre elliot trudeau ( trudeaumania ) Group- two or more people who are interacting and/or influencing one another. People perform better in the presence of others (kids pulling faster on fishing reel) Improvement in front of audience with simple tasks. Decrease in performance in front of audience with complex tasks. Presence of other people increases the probability of the dominant response (most likely to occur) Dominant response will be correct when simple or has been done many times. Dominant response is incorrect when complex or new. Presence of others is physiologically arousing (increase heart rate) in turn the increase heart rate restricts range of attention and narrows focus of attention and block out distraction when few simple cues. When the task is complex, the narrowed focus makes it difficult for the individual to attend to all of the cues.
