PSYC 2000 Chapter : Chaper 12 Part 1
Document Summary
Social psychology branch of psychology concerned with how a person"s behavior, thoughts, and feelings are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others. 3 main areas of social psychology: social influence how we are influenced by others, social cognition how we think about others, social interaction how we interact with others. Social influence: the ways in which a person"s thoughts, feelings, and behavior can be affected by others. Changing one"s own behavior to more closely match the actions of others. Subjects were asked to judge line lengths while working in a group. 7 subjects; the 6th was real, rest were confederates. The subject often conformed and gave the same wrong answer. Collectivist cultures tend to show more conformity than individualistic cultures. [group size: one on one = not really there; 2-4 rapidly increases until levels off after 7] A person"s desire to gain approval or avoid rejection. Respecting normative behavior, because price may be severe if not followed.
