PSYB10H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Hazel Rose Markus, Cockroach, Theory-Theory
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The nature and purpose of group living. Chapter 12 groups: group a collection of ind who have relations to one another that make them interdependent to some significant degree. Initial research: triplett credited being first person to exp examine effects of other peoples presence on human performance. Zajonc"s theory- argued that the presence of others, indeed the mere presence of others, tends to. 3 components 1) mere presensce of others makes person more aroused. Need to be alert, or facilitate performance on simple or well-learned tasks, but it hinders the performance on difficult or novel tasks. Also explained why the presence of others has these effects. aroused so we can react to what they might do. 2) arousal tends to make a person more rigid, in the sense that she becomes even more inclined to do what shes already automatically inclined to do.
