PSYC 2606 1st Edition Lecture 25Outline of Last Lecture*we went over the exam today and received our scores*Outline of Current Lecture I. Social InfluenceA. conformity, automatic mimicry, preparation for interaction, ideomotor actionII. Informational social influence, normative social influence III. factors influencing conformity Current Lecture ● Social Influence: the ways people affect one another -- changes in attitudes, beliefs, etc., based upon other people○ Conformity: you will change your behaviors in response to direct or indirect pressure from others (does not matter if it is real or imagined)○ Automatic Mimicry: tendency to mimic posture, mannerisms, attitudes, facial expressions, etc., of those around us ■ happens without us thinking about it ■ studies show that if people mimic us, it makes us like them better■ after we are mimicked, we are more likely to be more giving/generous ○ Preparation for Interaction: guides us to behave in ways that make people more likely to like us○ Ideomotor Action: if we think about something, we are more likely to do it ■ ex. when you are listening to a song while writing something down and you accidentally write down something the song says rather than what you actually wanted to write down● Informational Social Influence: the influence of other people results from us taking their comments/actions as a source of information about what is correct/proper● Normative Social Influence: influence of other people that is based on a persons desire to avoid disapproval ● Factors for Conformity 1. group size (effect levels out at over 3 people)2. group unanimity (even if 1 person in a group also is against something, we feel more comfortable saying what we truly feel)3. expertise and social status (people against something are less likely to speak up when surrounded by people with expertise or social status)a. stronger influence than gender4. gender you are raised as (women are slightly more likely to conform)5. difficulty or ambiguity of the task (if you are not sure what to do then you are more likelyto conform)These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.if you are anonymous or not (more anonymous = less likely to
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