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Kelman - 1958. Proposed three types of conformity. Conformity - Yielding to group pressure. Behavior and/or beliefs are influenced by a larger group of people. Internalization - Public and private. Validation process. Change own beliefs. Identification - Accept influence to establish a relationship with a group. To feel part of a group. Internalization and compliance. Compliance - Public not private. No change in personal opinion. To fain approval. To fit in with a group Informati...

Give one reason why schema's are useful? When we're in unknown situations schemas help us know how to behave. So when we do not know what to do our schema fills in the gaps for us and allow us to process situations better. Give one reason why schema's are not useful? schemas may exclude information which doesn't conform to our prior expectations. As a result, we may form stereotypes which are difficult to shift, even if new,disputing information is presented. This means we may not...

Participants of Canli et al. 10 right-handed healthy females volunteers Sampling technique of Canli et al. self-selecting/volunteer What pictures were used for the study by Canli et al. 96 pictures from the International Affective Picture System. Arousal ratings ranged from 1.97 (tranquil) to 7.63 (highly arousing) What controls were in Canli et al. - Order of pictures was randomized - Each picture shown for 2.88 seconds - Fixation cross shown for 12.96 seconds in between each picture ...

Define compliance Where you go along with the group in order to fit in even when you don't believe in their view point, likely to be linked to NSI. E.g. in the post-experiment discussions of Asch's study, most conforming participants claimed to have went along with the wrong answer to avoid ridicule.. Define identification Adopting the views of a group both publicly and privately because you value membership of that group. This is a stronger form of conformity, temporary and is not m...

What is an attachment? An emotional link between the child and there primary caregiver, which ties them together. Four ways an attachment can be tested? 1. Seeking Proximity 2. Distress on seperation 3. Joy on reunion 4. General Behaviour What is a bond? A bond is a set of feelings that ties one person to another Benefits of an attachment Survival Food Love Security Two caregiver-infant interactions are... Reciprocity and Interactional Synchrony What is reciprocity? Reciprocity is a...

State the definition of conformity An individual is said to be conforming if they choose a course of action that is favoured by the majority of the group members. State and explain the three types of conformity Compliance - Individuals follow what the group is doing in order to be accepted or to fit in, even if there personal views may differ to the one they are portraying. This will not chance their underlying attitude towards something. (Asch) Internalisation - This involves both public ...

PYSCHOLOGY the scientific study of behaviour and mental process APPROACH school of thought/perspective BIOLOGICAL (PHYSIOLOGICAL) APPROACH examines how one's biology affects behaviour and mental processes COGNITIVE APPROACH examine human thought and behaviour in terms of how we interpret, process and remember events LEARNING APPROACH interested in how humans and animals learn SOCIAL APPROACH -interested in how we work in the social world -looks at how individuals interact with each ot...

Who was Wundt and what did he do He is known as the father of Psychology opening the first institute for experimental psychology in Germany in 1879. He separated psychology from philosophy and focused on studying the mind. He took a very reductionist approach where he simplified everything down to cause and effect. Outline introspection and problems with it Introspection is a psychological method to analyse someones thoughts and feelings internally, this was done as there were no brai...

central executive - acts as a filter to determine what information is received - limited capacity - baddeley found participants couldn't type letters and numbers on a keyboard whilst speaking random numbers - limited research phonological loop - stores verbal information - divided into: - acoustic store: holds words heard - articulatory process: holds words heard and repeats them visuo-spatial sketchpad - stores visual and spatial information - divided into: - visual cache: stores v...