exam1: lecture4

Question 1

what is social facilitation

Answer 1

Performing in presence of others leads to dominant response tendencies

Question 2

what is the bystander effect

Answer 2

individuals are less likely to offer help to a victim in presence of other people.

Question 3

what is crowd psychology

Answer 3

act out of character in a large group

Question 4

what are affordances

Answer 4

Opportunities and threats provided by a situation or person

Question 5

what is an injunctive norms

Answer 5

“What’s the right thing to do?”
Define behavior that is socially approved or disapproved in a given situation
ex. Park rules, bathroom rules posters

Question 6

what is a descriptive norms

Answer 6

“What do most people actually do?”
Define behavior that is common in a given situation

Question 7

what is a strong situation

Answer 7

Afford narrower range of opportunities/threats
Clear injunctive and descriptive norms
Often scripted
Narrower range of behavior

Question 8

what is a weak situation

Answer 8

Afford wider range of opportunities/threats

Question 9

what does tightness vs looseness mean when describing cultures as situations?

Answer 9

Culture differ in norm strength

Question 10

what are the ecological factors

Answer 10

infectious disease prevalence (low opnness)
population density
wealth (freedom, equality)