Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Throughout this chapter we have discussed how people interact and influence one another’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in both positive and negative ways. People can work together…

Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Human conflict can result in crime, war, and mass murder, such as genocide. Prejudice and discrimination often are root causes of human conflict, which explains how strangers…

Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: In this section, we discuss additional ways in which people influence others. The topics of conformity, social influence, obedience, and group processes demonstrate the power of the…

Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Social psychologists have documented how the power of the situation can influence our behaviors. Now we turn to how the power of the situation can influence our…

Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: As you’ve learned, social psychology is the study of how people affect one another’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. We have discussed situational perspectives and social psychology’s emphasis…

Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Social psychology examines how people affect one another, and it looks at the power of the situation. According to the American Psychological Association (n.d.), social psychologists “are interested…

Figure 12.1 Trayvon Martin, 17, was shot to death at the hands of George Zimmerman, a volunteer neighborhood watchman, in 2012. Was his death the result of self-defense or racial bias? That question drew hundreds of people to rally on each side…