[PSYCH 221] - Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (22 pages long!)
6 Feb 2017
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Diffusion of responsibility, assuming other people called. Students speaking on an intercom with another person down the hall and that person sounded like they were having a seizure, when alone the student got up and helped, with a group there was the diffusion of responsibility. As the size of the group increases, the percent helping decreases. Social influence is more powerful than we think. Social psychology- the scientific study of the way in which people"s thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the real or imagined presence of other people (created 40s-50s) This is why the size of the group effects the behavior. People do not have to be physically present. No one is directly influencing behavior but imagining their. Social influence- the effect that the words, actions, or mere presence of other presence or what they would think people have on our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. How social psychology compares to other fields.
