Summary: Psychology

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  • 1 Psychology

  • 1.1 Social Influence Lesson 1

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  • What are social norms and provide examples?

    • Social norms: What society deems as normal.
    • Examples:
      • Queueing
      • Accent
      • Cultural and Religion: Giving up seat for elderly.
  • Describe informational social influence and its component.

    • Informational social influence involves Internalisation:
      • Deepest conformity level
      • Change is public and private
      • Continue beliefs without group
      • Long-lasting
  • How do Asch and Zimbardo support social influence theories?

    • Asch: People chose wrong to fit in.
    • Zimbardo: Prisoners/guards conformed to social roles.
  • 1.2 Social Influence Lesson 2

  • What did Asch's line study demonstrate about conformity?

    • Participants conformed to incorrect answers 75% of the time.
    • Demonstrates normative social influence (NSI).
    • Aim: Avoid rejection by majority to fit in.
  • What was the basic setup of Asch's study?

    • Objective: Investigate pressure group effects on conformity.
    • Controlled environment with one naïve participant.
    • Confederates gave incorrect answers deliberately.
    • Evaluated conformity by comparing line lengths.
  • How did variations in group size affect conformity in Asch's study?

    • With three confederates, conformity to wrong answers was 31.8%.
    • Increasing confederates beyond three made no significant difference.
  • What impact did unanimity have in variations of Asch’s study?

    • Adding a dissenter who disagreed reduced naïve participant conformity.
    • Conformity dropped to 25% when a confederate dissented.
  • What role did task difficulty play in Asch's line study?

    • Higher task difficulty increased conformity.
    • Lucas et al. noted high self-efficacy led to more independent answers.
  • 1.2.1 Extra Lesson 1 & 2

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  • What is conformity and why do people conform?

    • Conformity: Change in belief/behavior to fit in.
    • Avoid standing out; not long-lasting.
    • Change due to believing it's right; seeking information for correctness.
  • Who are confederates and naïve participants in experiments?

    • Confederates: Know about the experiment.
    • Naïve participants: Unaware.
    • Confederates give incorrect answers to influence naïve participants.
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