PSYA02H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Murder Of Kitty Genovese, Kurt Lewin, Dispositional Attribution

• School: UTSC
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYA02H3
• Professor: Steve Joordens

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13. 1 the power of the situation: social influence on behaviour. Social psychologists study the interaction b/w the person and the situation. Kurt lewin (key founder of social psychology): b = f(p,e) Behaviour is a fxn of the person and the env"ment. Focused on present moment: arguing that the situation a person happens to be in at a particular time is a key influence on behaviour (contrast to behaviourism) Mimicry: taking on for ourselves the behaviours, emotional displays, and facial expressions of others. Chameleon effect: describes how people mimic others non-consciously, automatically copying others" behaviours even w/o realizing it. Social norms: the (usually unwritten) guidelines for how to behave in social context. Social loafing: occurs when an indiv puts less effort into working on a task w/ others. When tasks are too difficult or complex. Overcome by structured tasks, setting deadlines, and giving feedback. Believing that one"s contributions are not important to the grp.