PSY 202 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Deindividuation, Fundamental Attribution Error, Groupthink
12 Jul 2016
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Social norms: rules about how we are supposed to act , enforced by threats if broken or promises of reward if obeyed. Conventions of everyday life, make interactions with others predictable. Can be written laws or unspoken cultural understandings. When people observe that everyone else is violating them, they do so too: ex. People were found to litter more on an already dirty street, or reuse hotel towels if made aware that the majority of guests reuse towels. Roles: a given social position governed by a set of norms. Culture: a program of shared rules that govern members" behavior/values/beliefs/customs passed on from one generation to another. Distance when talking to another person differs across cultures: the obedience study. Stanley milgram wanted to know how many people would obey authority when directly ordered to violate ethical standards. Teachers shocked learners (actors) when they answered a question wrong.
