PSYC 2000 : PSYC200 FINAL EXAM SG
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Know the three primary areas of social psychology, as well as relevant related concepts that fall under each (see below). Social influence, social cognition, social interaction: social influence: the ways in which a person"s thoughts, feelings, and behavior can be affected by others. In other words, how we are influenced by others: conformity voluntarily yielding to social norms. Define and distinguish from compliance and obedience: compliance- changing one"s behavior as a result of other people directing or asking for the change, obedience- changing one"s behavior at the command of an authority figure. Be able to correctly label an example. What was asch"s classic study: involved 7 participants with 6 confederates that gave wrong answers to a question about the length of lines and similarity between them. The 7th participant would usually conform to the wrong answers, despite knowing that they were right.
