PSY 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: In-Group Favoritism, Ultimate Attribution Error, Recognition Heuristic

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 202
• Professor: Stephanie Marion

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Psy202 social psychology: social psychology study of ho(cid:449) people i(cid:374)flue(cid:374)(cid:272)e othe(cid:396)s" (cid:271)eha(cid:448)iou(cid:396), (cid:271)eliefs, a(cid:374)d attitudes, we tend to think others are vulnerable to social influence, but not ourselves. Social influences on conformity the tendency to alter our behaviour as a result of group pressure: unanimity, difference in the wrong answer size of majority conformity related to activity in the amygdala. Deindividuation the tendency to engage in atypical behaviour when stripped of your usual identity: become more vulnerable to social influence, wearing masks and concealing identity leads to deindividuation. Group think: an emphasis on group unanimity at the expense of critical thinking, treating groupthink, encourage dissent, appointing a (cid:862)devil"s advocate(cid:863, holding follow-up meetings. Obedience: adherence to orders from those of higher authority, essential ingredient in our daily lives, but, (cid:272)a(cid:374) p(cid:396)odu(cid:272)e t(cid:396)ou(cid:271)le (cid:449)he(cid:374) people stop aski(cid:374)g (cid:449)hy they"(cid:396)e behaving as others want them to.