Psychology: Behavior, Social Influence, and Interpersonal Relationships

University:
California State University, Northridge
Course:
PSY 150 | Introduction to Psychology
Academic year:

2023
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29

Pages:

2
Author:

Mahmoud M.

Psychology notes Psychology looks at behavior and psychology as well as the social world we live in We are surrounded by other people with whom we are connected We are also influenced by them in many ways It is a person's behavior. How thoughts and feelings are affected by social groups Behavior thoughts, feelings, and behavior compared to the behavior of others Asch's Classical Work on Consistency To the first participants Asch's teach the famous model of cohesion line Then teach to compare the three lines and ask them to identify which of the three lines are similar patterns confederations also appear in real participants Results Participants responded to the group's message a little more than a third even if they were wrong Colleagues Number Impact Relationship Collaboration with each new partner increases until there are four participants More than 4 Increasing participants' preferences Cohesion If only one participant would answer correctly then cohesion would decrease Male or female Women in society behaves better than men The difference is very small Social Disorder ▪ Not being nice to others at work Laziness Lazy people put less effort in working with others Complete Adapt Submissive Change behavior Ask for a small commitment and get Harmony then, ask for a greater commitment Face-to-face Door Technique - ask a lot, then a little Most Effective Interpersonal Attraction: Enjoying being with other people Physical Ability Conversation: Physical or geographic proximity Just Exposure Effect: Repetition of Addictive Interest Excited Interest People are like similar people: the concept of "opposite attraction" is popular but not supported by science Attractiveness: People who love others who like them Robert Sternberg's Triangle Theory of Love Love: Strong love for others Law, relationship, gender Love, admiration or solidarity Components of love Intimacy: One person physically or emotionally with another person; usually psychological Passion: Physical characteristics related to emotional and physical arousal