PSYC 101 Chapter Notes -Murder Of Kitty Genovese, Prefrontal Cortex, Social Cue
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Social psychology: the scientific study of how people think about, influence, and relate to other people similar to sociology, but functions individually and interpersonally (edit for clarity) focuses on real-life events. Case study: kitty genovese and the bystander effect. 1964: kitty genovese is murdered near an apartment building at 3 a. m. 38 neighbors reported hearing her screams and/or watching through their windows, but few called the police because they assumed others would do so. Bystander effect: the tendency of individuals to be less likely to help in an emergency when others are present. Social cognition: relates to how people select, interpret, remember, and use social information. Self-fulfilling prophecy: social expectations cause individuals to act in ways that make their expectations come true example names can be social cues (describe link to self-fulfilling prophecy) Stereotype threat: an individual"s fast-acting, self-fulfilling fear of being judged based on a negative stereotype about his/her group can interfere with performance.
