PS102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Social Comparison Theory, Solomon Asch, Social Influence
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Chapter 13: social psychology: humans are ultrasocial. Social thinking: social cognition, how people perceive, interpret, and categorize their own and others" social behaviour, differs from other cognitive acts because of the social content. Why others affect us: people provide us with information about ourselves, social comparison theory, evaluate our abilities and beliefs by comparing them with those of others, upward or downward, ex. Compare self to dumb person = feel smart: ex. Compare self to smart person = feel dumb: gives us either low self-esteem or high ego. Individuals with low self-esteem are especially prone to conformity: asians are more likely to conform than north americans (exam, no gender differences found in conformity. Social influence ii: obedience: obedience: a double-edged sword, psychology of following orders, predictors, moral level increases, compliance decreases (kohlberg, authoritarianism increases, compliance increases, no cultural or gender differences. Milgram"s obedience to authority: conformity to authority (i was just following orders)
