PSYC 333 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Type A And Type B Personality Theory, Clean House, Personality Psychology

• School: McGill University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 333
• Professor: Jennifer Bartz

Document Summary

In-class exam #1 (not cumulative) = 30% In-class exam #2 (not cumulative) = 30% Pop quizzes = 1 bonus point for next exam. Not an introductory psychology course, specialized course. Specific methods that are used to support the findings. Historically, personality and social psychology are distinct disciplines. Understanding basic human nature (ie maslow"s hierarchy of needs) and behaviour. The power of the situation (to override individual differences) S and cs compare lengths of lines. Confederates erroneously agree about length of lines. 50-80% subjects would agree with the group trial. Ps randomly assigned to prisoner or guard. Over 6 days, officers displayed authoritarian measures to control prisoners. Prisoners became passive, and accepting of the abuse. Ps randomly assigned, there was nothing systematically different about the prisoners and the guards, officers weren"t more violent and prisoners more passive, they were the same, rather it was the power of the situation.