Intro_Stanford Prison Study
... Consider the following: • Behavior is something that is learned and contagious. • Try looking upward next time you are in the hall. ...
... Consider the following: • Behavior is something that is learned and contagious. • Try looking upward next time you are in the hall. ...
EIM8e_Mod38
... Normative Social Influence: Influence resulting from a person’s desire to gain approval or avoid rejection. A person may respect normative behavior because there may be a severe price to pay if not respected. Informational Social Influence: The group may provide valuable information, but stubborn pe ...
... Normative Social Influence: Influence resulting from a person’s desire to gain approval or avoid rejection. A person may respect normative behavior because there may be a severe price to pay if not respected. Informational Social Influence: The group may provide valuable information, but stubborn pe ...
AS Psychology Key Studies Social Influence Memory
... offered $4.50 as payment for taking part in a study of ‘memory and learning’. 40 men from a range of backgrounds were selected and individual appointments were made to attend the laboratory at Yale University, a prestigious institution. When they arrived they were greeted by an ‘experimenter’, a tea ...
... offered $4.50 as payment for taking part in a study of ‘memory and learning’. 40 men from a range of backgrounds were selected and individual appointments were made to attend the laboratory at Yale University, a prestigious institution. When they arrived they were greeted by an ‘experimenter’, a tea ...
Feb-27-PPT - UBC Psychology`s Research Labs
... Recruited participants from the U.S. and China. Had participants rate their “social distance” from 20 stimuli (e.g., their father, their closest friend). Had participants indicate how appropriate they believed subordinate, superordinate, and dissociative behaviours are when interacting with ea ...
... Recruited participants from the U.S. and China. Had participants rate their “social distance” from 20 stimuli (e.g., their father, their closest friend). Had participants indicate how appropriate they believed subordinate, superordinate, and dissociative behaviours are when interacting with ea ...
File
... The tendency to __________________________ the impact of __________________________ and underestimate the impact of the situations in analyzing the _________________________________ We may see Joe as quiet, shy, and introverted most of the time, but with friends he is very talkative, loud, and extro ...
... The tendency to __________________________ the impact of __________________________ and underestimate the impact of the situations in analyzing the _________________________________ We may see Joe as quiet, shy, and introverted most of the time, but with friends he is very talkative, loud, and extro ...
Social Norms and Conformity
... to agree and believe the person who we are conforming with because they are perceived to be right and have good judgment. This method of conformity becomes tightly ingrained in an individual because it becomes part of our belief ...
... to agree and believe the person who we are conforming with because they are perceived to be right and have good judgment. This method of conformity becomes tightly ingrained in an individual because it becomes part of our belief ...
Social Influence
... • It is a change in a person's behavior or opinions as a result of real or imagined pressure form a person or a group of people. • Conformity occurs when a person changes his/her attitude or behavior on his/her own to fulfill social norms, or out of a desire to follow the beliefs or standard of othe ...
... • It is a change in a person's behavior or opinions as a result of real or imagined pressure form a person or a group of people. • Conformity occurs when a person changes his/her attitude or behavior on his/her own to fulfill social norms, or out of a desire to follow the beliefs or standard of othe ...
Understanding ourselves
... • What happens when your actions are inconsistent with your beliefs? – Doomsday cults – Festinger’s boring tasks ...
... • What happens when your actions are inconsistent with your beliefs? – Doomsday cults – Festinger’s boring tasks ...
PowerPoints
... social expectations and influence the ways people behave in social situations. • The tendency to conform to social norms impacts us in many areas. ...
... social expectations and influence the ways people behave in social situations. • The tendency to conform to social norms impacts us in many areas. ...
Social influence
... • refers to instances where a person behaves or agrees with a group of people because they have actually accepted the group’s point of view or beliefs. This type of conformity does result in a change in the persons’ private beliefs and attitudes as a result it may have longer lasting effects than pu ...
... • refers to instances where a person behaves or agrees with a group of people because they have actually accepted the group’s point of view or beliefs. This type of conformity does result in a change in the persons’ private beliefs and attitudes as a result it may have longer lasting effects than pu ...
Conformity and Obedience
... • Milgram (1963) - the classic study in this area. A participant was paired with a confederate in a study of "the effects of punishment on learning." The participant served as the "teacher" and the confederate was the "learner." The teacher was to provide an progressive level of shock (though no sho ...
... • Milgram (1963) - the classic study in this area. A participant was paired with a confederate in a study of "the effects of punishment on learning." The participant served as the "teacher" and the confederate was the "learner." The teacher was to provide an progressive level of shock (though no sho ...
experimenters must be careful that the designs of their studies do
... conform because we see them as a source of information to guide our behavior. We conform because we believe that others’ interpretation of an ambiguous situation is more correct than ours and will help us choose an appropriate course of action. ...
... conform because we see them as a source of information to guide our behavior. We conform because we believe that others’ interpretation of an ambiguous situation is more correct than ours and will help us choose an appropriate course of action. ...
C6_Notes_SV
... – 3 to 5 people will elicit more conformity than just 1 or 2 – Groups greater in size than 5 yields diminishing returns ...
... – 3 to 5 people will elicit more conformity than just 1 or 2 – Groups greater in size than 5 yields diminishing returns ...
Sociocultural Level of Analysis: Social and Cultural Norms
... Social Influence: Conformity • Solomon Asch (1951) - Asch Paradigm – In a control group, with no pressure to conform to an erroneous view, only 1 subject out of 35 ever gave an incorrect answer. – Asch hypothesized that the majority of people would not conform to something obviously wrong. – When s ...
... Social Influence: Conformity • Solomon Asch (1951) - Asch Paradigm – In a control group, with no pressure to conform to an erroneous view, only 1 subject out of 35 ever gave an incorrect answer. – Asch hypothesized that the majority of people would not conform to something obviously wrong. – When s ...
Module 43 * Social Thinking
... Group Pressure and Conformity Conformity – adjusting our behavior or thinking toward some group standard) Asch’s conformity experiments What are the conditions that strengthen conformity? One is made to feel incompetent The group has at least 3 people The group is unanimous One admires the group’s s ...
... Group Pressure and Conformity Conformity – adjusting our behavior or thinking toward some group standard) Asch’s conformity experiments What are the conditions that strengthen conformity? One is made to feel incompetent The group has at least 3 people The group is unanimous One admires the group’s s ...
Inferring the Causes of Behaviour: Attribution
... were volunteers • Other researchers found that obedience to authority is not specific to Western culture, and that it applies to men and women, and younger and older ...
... were volunteers • Other researchers found that obedience to authority is not specific to Western culture, and that it applies to men and women, and younger and older ...
Conformity, compliance, and obedience Social influence
... Conformity and Imitation Perception of ...
... Conformity and Imitation Perception of ...
Chap 6 PPT
... 3 to 5 people will elicit more conformity than just 1 or 2 Groups greater in size than 5 yields diminishing returns The greater the number of distinct groups (more entities) that dissent Unanimity Observing another’s dissent can increase our own independence ...
... 3 to 5 people will elicit more conformity than just 1 or 2 Groups greater in size than 5 yields diminishing returns The greater the number of distinct groups (more entities) that dissent Unanimity Observing another’s dissent can increase our own independence ...
Conformity
... The more expertise or knowledge someone has, the more people will turn to them as a guide in an ambiguous situation. Unfortunately experts are not always reliable sources of information. ...
... The more expertise or knowledge someone has, the more people will turn to them as a guide in an ambiguous situation. Unfortunately experts are not always reliable sources of information. ...
Social Influence Test Answers
... Q3. Group Pressure/Pressure exerted by those groups that are important to the individual at a given time/Conformity is yielding to real or imagined group pressure Q4. Explanation of Sherif study - aims, findings/results, answers given on own then in group/ individuals converged into the group. Q5. B ...
... Q3. Group Pressure/Pressure exerted by those groups that are important to the individual at a given time/Conformity is yielding to real or imagined group pressure Q4. Explanation of Sherif study - aims, findings/results, answers given on own then in group/ individuals converged into the group. Q5. B ...
Chapter One
... 3 to 5 people will elicit more conformity than just 1 or 2 Groups greater in size than 5 yields diminishing returns Unanimity Observing another’s dissent can increase our own independence ...
... 3 to 5 people will elicit more conformity than just 1 or 2 Groups greater in size than 5 yields diminishing returns Unanimity Observing another’s dissent can increase our own independence ...
Core studies summary
... Quantitative data generated, which can be analysed and shows clear effects e.g. impressive to say that 74% of p’s conformed at least once. Control over variables – variables like age/setting/seating position all controlled, so variables which could affect results are controlled or eliminated aga ...
... Quantitative data generated, which can be analysed and shows clear effects e.g. impressive to say that 74% of p’s conformed at least once. Control over variables – variables like age/setting/seating position all controlled, so variables which could affect results are controlled or eliminated aga ...