PSYC 215 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Ugg Boots, Social Proof, Bell-Bottoms

• School: McGill University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 215
• Professor: Mark Baldwin

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Deindividuation when ppl get wrapped up in the mentality of a group of ppl and within that group, they undertake actions which they normally would not had they been on their own. Anecdote (cid:862)eati(cid:374)g ha(cid:271)its dispute leads to da(cid:373)age a(cid:449)ard(cid:863) A filipino boy was banned from school because of the way he was eating: using a fork to put food on his spoon. A lunch monitor reprimanded him several times. The (cid:271)o(cid:455)"s (cid:373)other (cid:373)et (cid:449)ith the principal and explained that this is how food is eaten in the philippines. An example of how social norms can play a role in our lives. Prof talking about difficulties eating spaghetti, peas, hamburgers. Recall from the previous lecture that informational influence = taking others as a source of info about what is correct, proper and effective. Ugg boots, super low and baggy pants.