PSYC 100 Lecture 19: Psych week 19

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Jordan Poppenk

Document Summary

You don"t but in line , also in general we wait in line instead of just crowding in putting hand up in class to answer question. Norms reflect what most people do in a given situation. Norms specify what ought to be done. Provide simple expectations in new and familiar situations. Tendency to change behaviour and attitudes to align with those of others: response to real or perceived pressure, subtle or forceful, conscious or unconscious influence. A steady light appears to move, because of the constant movement of the eye: small light in a dark room, 50ft away from participant. How far did the light move: alone vs, in a group, with an estimate at every 2 minutes. Independent manipulated by researcher how often you ask the question and alonge vs being in a goup and then dependent is how far they say the light moves. Changing ones behavior as a result requests from a peer: low ball.