PSYC 2310 Chapter 5: PSYC*2310 - Chapter 8
11 Feb 2017
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We often see our own behaviour as different from other people"s behaviour and as caused by different factors an error we make in interpreting the social world. Norms regulate behaviour in socially acceptable ways: waiting in line, raising hand before asking question. Descriptive norms how people behave in a given situation. Injunctive norms (prescriptive norms) describe what people ought to do in a given situation, behaviour approved in a given situation. Can influence our behaviours in very subtle ways. Ex: downloading music knowing how many downloads it has. Hearing about an illness can make you sick. Medical students disease medical students who learn about rare and unusual symptoms often start diagnosing themselves w multiple disorders. Can lead to mass psychogenetic illness large numbers of people report similar symptoms. Caused by people"s tendency to look at others to see how they should react in a given situation.
