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Critically discuss what the social psychology student was referring to in the above scenario using a theory of pro-social behaviour as a framework.
Title: Critically discuss what the social psychology student was referring to in the above scenario using a theory of pro-social behaviour as a framework.
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Critically discuss what the social psychology student was referring to in the above scenario using a theory of pro-social behaviour as a framework.
Lily is 13 years old and tall for her age. One afternoon, she confronts a suspicious-looking stranger loitering near a young girl playing in the local park. The stranger takes to his heels when Lily challenges him. Lily's bravery is the talk of the neighbourhood. On hearing of this a student who is studying social psychology makes the comment: It's just as well Lily's usual playmates were not around or that little girl might not have …showed first 75 words of 1405 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1405 total…Psychological Bulletin, 89, 308-324
<Tab/>Prentice DA & Miller DT (1996). Pluralistic ignorance and the perpetuation of social norms by unwitting actors. In MP Zanna (ed), Advances in experimental social psychology (vol 29 pp 161-209). San Diego, CA
<Tab/>Reber AS, The Penguin Dictionary of Psychology, Penguin, Sydney, 1985, pg 104
<Tab/>Weiten, W (2004). Psychology: Themes and variations (6th ed). Stamford, CT: Wadsworth/Thompson Learning, Pg 677
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