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13 Social psychology
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13.1 what is social psychology
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What happened on october 30, 1938
Orson Welles played a trick on his radio listener -
What was the trick that Orson Welles played on his listeners
He read the classic story, the war of the world, and presented it as a phony news broadcast. -
Why is social psychology important?
Humans are a highly social species -
What did Robin Dunbar become famous for
The number 150 -
What significance does the number 150 have
It is the appropriate size of most human social groups -
What theory is Roy Baumeister and Mark Leary responsible for?
The need to belong theory -
The evolutionary perspective on social behaviour leads us to conclude what?
Conformity, obedience, and many other forms of social influence become maladaptive( not having the ability to change to suit different conditions) only when they are blind and unquestioning. -
What is one reason others affect us?
They serve as a mirror, providing us with information about ourselves. -
What are the two different flavours of social comparison?
Upward social comparison and downward social comparison. -
What is downward social comparison?
We compare ourselves with others who seem inferior to us in some way.
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