SOC241 Chapter Notes -Adolf Eichmann, Kurt Lewin, Internal Validity
12 Feb 2014
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Section 1: textbook notes (pg: v to 35, 54 to 58) Social psychology is a relatively new field, the first known studies were done in the 1800"s. textbooks weren"t introduced until 1900"s. Max ringelmann: had men pull on a rope alone and then in groups, found people didn"t try as hard when in a group (1880"s) Norman triplett: noticed bicycle riders did better when racing others vs racing clock. Test by having 40 children wind a reel. When working side by side, the children tried harder. One idea: modern life makes people vulnerable to alienation and exploration by giant social systems . Two key ideas from the 1900"s: gordon allport noted that the study of attitudes was key and kurt. Lewin noted behaviour is a function of the person and the situation. World war ii: wwii cause a lot of research and cause lots of researchers to move to the united. Adolf eichmann: stated that everyone was following orders.
