CAS PS 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Stanford Prison Experiment, Groupthink, Milgram Experiment

• School: Boston University
• Department: Psychological & Brain Sciences
• Course: CAS PS 101
• Professor: Maya Rosen

Document Summary

Ps 101 b2: general psychology lecture 9: social psychology. How minds interact with each other=social psychology. We automatically make judgments about other and put in the categories. First impression has a long-lasting impact on how you view that person. Seconds-long observation offer powerful cues for impression formation: study where people watched 10 second clip and were able to tell sexual orientation based only on that short clip. Another study had students watch 30 second clips of professors without being able to hear the professor rated them on their teaching ability and their reviews matched very closely with the students the class. These experiments say that non verbal actions are incredibly important and often sufficient for determining pieces of personality and abilities. Eyes can be very important in determining trust, emotion, and emotional state. Eye contact is important in social situations, but this can depend on culture. Constantly try to explain other people"s motives, traits, and preferences.