PSYC 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Kurt Lewin, Philip Zimbardo, Behaviorism

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1000
• Professor: Dan Meegan

Document Summary

Study of interaction between the person and situation. B=f(p,e) behavior is a function of person and the environment. Taking on for ourselves the behaviors, emotional displays and facial expressions of others. Describes how people mimic others non-consciously, automatically copying others" behaviors even without realizing it. The (usually unwritten) guidelines for how to behave in social contexts. Occurs when an individual puts less efforts into working on a task with others. Think everyone else isn"t doing their best so you don"t have to. Factors that effects loafing: low efficacy beliefs: happens if tasks are too difficult or complex. Can be overcome by structuring: believing that one"s contributions are not important to the group: Happens if people can"t see how what they"re doing contributes to the group: not caring about the group"s outcomes: when a person is not personally identifies with the group (eg feeling rejected).