PS102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Stanford Prison Experiment, Social Cognition, Social Facilitation
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Stereotypes and prejudice: stereotypes generalized impressions/beliefs about a person or group based on assumptions/the social category they occupy. 3: starting with a weak argument, avoiding persuasion. 4: injunctive norms agreed upon expectations of what members of a group ought to do. Social roles: social role set of norms ascrrubed to a person"s social position, duties associated with position in the family, workplace, community, etc, gender roles, roles and situational demands, the stanford prison experiment, ethics. Conformity: conformity tendency to yield to social oressure, asch studies, why conform, unanimity, group size. 8: cohesive group highly similar, stress, isolation from other viewpoints, directive leader. Helping behaviour: why do people help, reward/reciprocity, feels good etc, altruism genuine help, no reward; aren"t looking for any recognition or reward, empathy. 10: meeting someone when having fun may become friends; meeting someone when you are in a bad mood or bad place you are less likely to become friends, physical attractiveness, similar attractiveness.
