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One type of social influence is incidental social influence which is caused in public settings and involves the interactions with others. One of the most obvious examples of incidental influence is that the presence of other people, even though they are not trying to influence us, has an impact on our B. This has been demonstrated in Triplett’s (1898) classic observation of cyclists, who rode faster when racing together than when racing alone. This is claimed to be the first demonstration of t...

Social Influence 1. Types of social influence There 3 main types of social influence; These are: 1. Conformity: Changing one’s B to match another person’s B 2. Obedience: Changes B to respond to a direct order from an authority 3. Compliance: Changing B under direct pressures of others. Compliance is similar to conformity as it can come from anyone. However, it differs from conformity as there is a direct pressure. Regarding obedience their similarity is that it can come from authority and ...

Through the process of social perception people form first impressions of others based on their perceived characteristics. Asch (1946) shaped the way ψs investigate and understand perceptions of other people. What mostly interested Asch is how quickly people arrive at impressions, despite the diversity of info that needs to be combined. One of Asch’s 1st studies compared 2 lists of adjectives that were identical except from a single word. The 1st list contained the words; intelligent, skillfu...

According to Alport (1954) an attitude is defined as a mental and neural state of readiness, organized through experience, exerting a directive or dynamic influence upon the individual’s responses to all objects and situations in which it is related. Understanding differences in attitudes across people and uncovering the reasons why people like and dislike different things has long interested social psychologists. An attitude can also be defined as an overall evaluation of an object that is...

In their daily lives, people constantly face numerous complex and ambiguous questions for which they may lack cognitive resources. Thus, they turn to others for advice. Research is interested in the factors that influence individual’s advice seeking decisions. In the current report the traits of generosity and accuracy will be investigated in terms of their effects on advice-seeking decisions. Specifically, it is examined whether higher perceived generosity and higher perceived accuracy will l...

Lab report score: 80% The effects of visuals, past pro-environmental behavior and socioeconomic status, on future pro-environmental behaviors are investigated in this report. Specifically, whether these factors can increase pro-environmental behaviors, measured in terms of intention to donate money to an environmental charity. Data from 110 UCL undergraduate Psychology students were used. Participants were randomly assigned in equal groups and responded to a questionnaire regarding their pro-en...

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This lab report was marked with 82%.

Comparing Theories of Personality There are various methods for acquiring knowledge. For instance, intuition, i.e. the act of acquiring knowledge without reasoning or inferring. Authority is another way which is considered as a basis for accepting info bec. It is acquired from a highly respected source. Rationalism is another way, which is the acquisition of knowledge through reasoning. Reasoning, however, does not always reflect reality. It is quite possible to reach contradicting conclusions ...

Trait Theories of Personality The trait approach to personality is the dominant approach in the field. Some advantages of the trait theory are; • Predicated on a vast majority of empirical evidence • Explicit, testable and subject to falsification • Results and observations are replicable & Eysenck’s Theory of Personality Although there is little doubt as regard the relative advantages of the trait approach, the Q of whose trait theory is the best has led to fierce debates.