PSYC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Pluralistic Ignorance, Asch Conformity Experiments, Suggestibility

• School: McGill University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Jill Atkinson

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Questioners asked to ask 10 questions on topics they felt comfortable on. Contestants were asked to answer within 30 secs . Questioners rated two groups equally // contestants & observers thought that questioners had much more knowledge. Shows effect of interaction on decision making, thinking, behavior. (cid:862)i(cid:374)di(cid:448)iduals i(cid:374) po(cid:449)er e(cid:374)joy ad(cid:448)a(cid:374)tages of self-prese(cid:374)tatio(cid:374) o(cid:271)ser(cid:448)ers are apt to u(cid:374)deresti(cid:373)ate the extent to which the seemingly positive attributes of the powerful simply reflect advantages of social (cid:272)o(cid:374)trol(cid:863). Social psy(cid:272)holog(cid:455): stud(cid:455) of ho(cid:449) people i(cid:374)flue(cid:374)(cid:272)e others(cid:859) (cid:271)eha(cid:448)ior, (cid:271)eliefs, a(cid:374)d attitudes. Maslo(cid:449)(cid:859)s hierar(cid:272)h(cid:455) of (cid:374)eeds need for belonging quite strong (3rd position) need to be part of a social group. Part of human nature harmful to be isolated. 150 -> social network of friends, sweet spot, above that cannot have meaningful connections. Social psychology looks how we deal as society with things. The dynamogenic factors in peacemaking and competition (triplett) later became theory of social facilitation.