PSYA02H3 Chapter 13: Chapter 13 Notes
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13. 1 the power of the situation: social influences on behaviour. Lewin"s force-field logic, analyzing the forces operating in the situation and determining which forces to change. People tend to be less likely to conform when . Only one other person is in the vicinity. People tend to be more likely to conform when . There is a larger group in the vicinity. There is a high proportion of female group members. The task in unclear or ambiguous friends, family, There is one other nonconformist in the room others conform first. Trick /optical illusion involved: others simply wanted to avoid making a scene or being the odd one out, normative influence: a social pressure to adopt a group"s perspective in order to be accepted, rather than rejected by a group. Informational influence: occurs when people internalize the values and beliefs of the group, coming to believe the same things and feel the same ways themselves.
