PSYCH 111 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Social Comparison Theory, Stanford Prison Experiment, Facial Feedback Hypothesis
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For behaviors that are consistent, people make personal attributions when consensus and distinctiveness are low: people will make stimulus (situational) attributions when consensus and distinctiveness are high. We act as if other people are driven by personal factors but we are driven more by situational factors. Mere-exposure effect: the phenomenon that repeated exposure to novel stimuli increases liking of them. Conformity: behavior in accordance with socially accepted conventions or standards (conforming), adjusting our behavior or thinking to coincide with a group standard: influenced by: Size of group - magic number 3. Compliance: the action or fact of complying with a wish or command: things that effect compliance in experiments and studies: If learner is in another room, more compliance. Force hand onto shock plate, less compliance. Still answer using group norms: sherif paradigm: private acceptance, social comparison theory: we want to know if our opinions are correct and how good our abilities are.
