PSYC-1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 43: Normative Social Influence, Social Proof, Stanley Milgram
13 Sep 2018
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When others are present (or even thought to be present) two. Social inhibition - avoiding situations due to the possibility of others disapproving their feelings or expressions. or. Social facilitation - improved performance on simple or well-learned tasks in the presence of others. Psychology"s great lesson: understanding the power of other people (real or imagined) to influence our (cid:271)eliefs/attitudes/(cid:271)eha(cid:448)iour , helps us to de(cid:448)elop resista(cid:374)(cid:272)e to u(cid:374)(cid:449)a(cid:374)ted i(cid:374)flue(cid:374)(cid:272)e , a(cid:374)d thus (cid:271)e (cid:373)ore faithful to our true self a(cid:374)d (cid:448)alues. Predicting our own social courage is a difficult. Situation : why, we cannot rely on past experiences, we cannot imagine the social forces and the power of the situation. Adjusting our behaviour or thinking to fit in with what we perceived to be a group standard -- real or imagined. Normative social influence ; going along with others in pursuit of social approval or belonging and/or to avoid disapproval/rejection.
