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Introduction to Psychology Week 10

Introduction to Psychology Week 10

Q 1) While walking through a busy city park, Mrs. Cruz experiences sharp chest pains that indicate to her the onset of a heart attack. Describe several things Mrs. Cruz should do to increase the chances that someone will come to his aid and quickly provide her with appropriate medical attention. Explain the rationale for your advice in light of research on altruism and the decision-making process underlying bystander intervention.2) Describe conformity and explain two influences on conformity. Describe two occurrence of conformity from your own life, where you (or somebody that you observed) conformed to the group and what do you think influenced your conformity? One occurrence should demonstrate why conformity is good and the other why it is bad. Do you think you would have conformed to the group if you participated in the Asch study?

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John Darley and Bibb Latane were two eminent social psychologists who provided some specific questions that the Bystnder may ask himself or herself before taking a decision to help. The questions were given in order to see that the bystanders who will answer them mentally must get positive answers, only then can they serve the person who requires help (Polanin, Espelage, & Pigott, 2012).