PSYCH 135 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Fundamental Attribution Error, Adolf Eichmann
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Chapter 1 the role of construal, or the interpretive processes people use to understand situations. Social psychology can be defined as the scientific study of the feelings, thoughts, and behaviors of individuals in social situations. Zimnardo prison study where (cid:498)guards(cid:499) were so vicious over the (cid:498)prisoners(cid:499). Perhaps even more disturbing, the logical conclusion of arendt"s theory. Adolf eichmann study is that any one of us is capable of performing acts of brutality. Look at the person sitting closest to you right now. The field of forces in the case of human behavior is the role of the situation, especially the social situation, in guiding behavior. The main situational influences on our behavior, influences that we often misjudge or fail to see altogether, are the actions and sometimes just the mere presence of other people. We rely on other people for clues about what emotions to feel in various situations and even to define who we are as individuals.
