PHI 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Facial Feedback Hypothesis, Social Comparison Theory, Solomon Asch

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHI 1101
• Professor: Iva Apostolova

Document Summary

Social influence i: conformity: conformity (aka going along to get along, tendency of people to change their behaviour as a result of group pressure, solomon asch conformity experiment, the power of conformity. Differences in conformity: group size (group increases, conformity increases, group unanimity. Individuals with low self esteem are especially prone to conformity: asians are more likely to conform than north americans, no gender differences found in conformity. Social influence ii: obedience: obedience: a double- edged sword, psychology of following orders, predictors, moral level increases, compliance decreases (kohlberg, authoritarianism increases, compliance increases, no cultural or gender differences. ***** motivation and emotions chapter facial feedback hypothesis on exam. Milg(cid:396)a(cid:373)(cid:859)s o(cid:271)edie(cid:374)(cid:272)e to autho(cid:396)it(cid:455: conformity to authority (i was just following orders) Attribution errors: how do we come to make those attributions, assumption- we are rational, cause and effect, reality- we have biases. Fundamental attribution error: when explaining others behaviour, tend to, underestimate impact of situational factors, overestimate role of personal factors.