Evolution theory hard to test scientifically so it relies on post hoc reasoning: if behaviour exists today it must have existed previously. 2. Culture bias: the studies of aggression have taken place in western cultures. 3. Gender bias: Deindividuation study by Zimmardo only used female participants; deprivation study by Jiang only used male prison records. Debate: 1. Deterministic: if people are in a group they will lose sense of identity which is not always the case 2. Reductionist
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Binta Kinteh Psyc 102 Instructor: Katleen February 28th‚ 2013 Conflict between BOPE Officers and Drug Gang Members in Elite Squad. The Elite Squad is film about Captain Roberto Nascimento‚ a BOPE (Special Operation Police Squad) captain of Rio de Janeiro‚ who has to find a replacement‚ because he was going to be a father‚ while he and this team are “cleaning up” one of the most notorious favelas off drug gangs in Rio before the arrival of the Pope. This created a conflict between the BOPE
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Social Influence on Behavior Paper Human behavior changes with social situations and biological factors. In addition‚ to studying one’s behavior against social influence provides key elements to coordinate these actions to explore basic concepts of human interactions from a social perspective. Therefore‚ upon examination of the entities of an individual’s social status can lead to the study of behavioral occurrences‚ like aggression and violence among children. Social influence can change
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causes you to perform worse. Another way people’s behavior is impacted by the presence of others is social loafing‚ when people are put into a group to complete a task‚ each individual will perform less than they would if they were working alone. Deindividuation is another example‚ where being part of a group causes a person to lose their sense of individuality and have a reduction of constraints against deviant behavior. 2- Three factors that increase interpersonal attraction are the matching hypothesis
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other yet. But when assistant principal Vernon locks Bender in a closet‚ the group has already established trustworthy relationships among its members‚ so they decide to help Bender escape. Also‚ assistant principal Vernon debatably exhibited deindividuation when he proceeded to threaten Bender and to lock him inside a closet. Normally‚ an assistant principal of a high school wouldn’t speak cruelly or do such things to a student‚ but because of the situation (their history together and how Bender
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The two neurotransmitters that are believed to be the most associated with aggression are low levels of serotonin and high levels of dopamine. These two chemicals allow impulses to be transmitted to another area; therefore all behaviours are influenced by neurotransmitters. There is also the influence of the amygdala‚ which controls the emotional responses‚ the hypothalamus‚ which coordinates both the autonomic nervous system and the activity of the pituitary and the frontal cortex. Normal levels
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consider making someone else feel bad a way to better themselves. A person that is normally not a bully may tend to become one in a group situation. Although it may not be part of someone’s personality to be a bully‚ this may change because of deindividuation. Because the rest of the group is doing something‚ a certain person feels more comfortable doing it as well. A kid that may not bully anyone on his own would go along with the crowd in bullying someone because of the loss of self-awareness in
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1. The two major types of social influence leading to conformity is informational social influence and normative social influence. • Informational social influence or “social proof”‚ our desire to be right in situations in which the correct action or judgement is not obvious and we need information. Example: On your way to a concert‚ but not sure where the entrance is‚ lots of people are going in a certain direction‚ you follow everyone else. You follow because you lack the information so you do
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| Syllabus College of Social Sciences PSY/285 Social Psychology | Copyright © 2011‚ 2009‚ 2007 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of social psychology—how people interact with and think about others. Students are able to explore and discuss topics such as self-concept‚ social perception and cognition‚ attitudes‚ social identity‚ interpersonal attractions‚ social influence‚ human aggression‚
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1. To ensure that other researchers can repeat their work‚ psychologists use A) control groups. B) random assignment. C) double-blind procedures. D) operational definitions. 2. Well-done surveys measure attitudes in a representative subset‚ or ________‚ of an entire group‚ or ________. A) population; random sample B) control group; experimental group C) experimental group; control group D) random sample; population 3. If shoe size and IQ are negatively correlated‚ which
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