Def: The scientific study of the way individuals think, feel and behave in social situations

A. How we perceive people and form impressions about them

B. How we interpret other’s behavior based on our attitudes about them and who they are

PREJUDICE

A. An attitude toward people who belong to a specific social group. Who are they?

1. other-sexual

2. other-culture

3. other socioeconomic

B. Important to remember that

1. Racial and ethnic groups are far more alike than they are different

2. Any differences that may exist between members of different racial and ethnic groups are far smaller than differences among various members of the same group

JUDGE NOT THAT YE BE NOT JUDGED!!

CONFORMITY

Solomon Asch (1955)

OBEDIENCE

Stanley Milgram (1963)

Abu Graib

Kitty Genovese

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