PSYC 2000 Chapter : Chapter 12 Part 2 Social Psychology
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Social psychology scientifically studies how a person"s behavior, thoughts, and feelings, are influenced by the real, imagined, or implied presence of others. Social interaction positive and negative aspects of relating to others. The greatest contribution of social psychology is its study of attitudes, beliefs, decisions, and actions and the way they are molded by social influence. Confederate - an actor who participates in a psychological experiment pretending to be a subject but in actuality working for the researcher. Changing one"s own behavior to match that of other people. Chameleon effect unconsciously mimicking others" expressions, postures, and voice tones. Task was to determine which line on the second card was most similar to line on first card: the catch only 1 person was real subject, rest were confederates. At least 1 other person disagrees as well. You haven"t already committed to one response. Normative social influence: influence resulting from a person"s desire to gain approval or avoid rejection.
