A02 informational social influence Flashcards
What are the 3 sections for the evaluation of informational social influence
The development of social stereotypes
Political opinion
Mass psychogenic illness
Who showed that exposure to other people’s beliefs has an important influence on social stereotypes
Wittenbrink and henly
What did wittenbrink and henly do and find
Found that ppl that were exposed to negative comparison info about African American were more likely to show negative beliefs about a black target individual
Who showed role of informational social influence on political opinion
Fein et al
What did fein et al do and find
Pps saw what wa supposedly the reaction of their fellow Pps on screen during the debate this produced large shifts in Pps judgements of the candidates performance.
Demonstrate power of informational social influence in shaping opinion
Who explained mass psychogenic illness using the informational social influence
Jones et al
