Psyc 3110 1st Edition Lecture 16Outline of last lectureI. Where do negative feels come fromII. Intergroup competitionIII. Power and Counterintuitive effectsOutline of Current lectureIV. Contact HypothesisV. Social influences of powerA. Social powerB. ConformityC. Sherif’s Norms StudiesWays to reduce negative beliefs- Contact Hypothesiso Helps if both groups have the same social statuso It is also important for people in the group to have close contact with each othero Intergroup goalso Norms favoring equalityo There is an possibility to form friendshipsSocial influence- Social power can be used to change people beliefs- Can occur in different situationso Conformity- matching to the status quo or for another group around uso Compliance- do requests of other people around youThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.o Obedience- responding to commandsSocial power- This is the root of change- French and Raven’s bases of powero Identified a few different sources of powero Legitimate- having a position of power by just being in the position they are in (political leaders)o Expert- being an expert in a topic or just being knowledgeable can be a position of powero Reward- being able to reward people for things they do can influence peopleo Coercive- being ale to punish people (police officers or parents)o Referent- having people look up to youConformity- Going with the status quo- We often feel pressure to go along with the groups we are around (family or friends)- But isn’t necessary a bad thing- Not following the norms can lead to uncomfortable situationsSherif’s Norms Studies- “Group is more than the sum of its parts”- He would bring people to a dark room and displayed light in front of them and told them it was going to move slightly. He asked them to estimate how much it moved even though it never moved in the first place.o Auto kinetic affecto After awhile the participants “honed in” on an estimate (they established a norm on how much the light movedo Showed how easily norms can be formedo Pluralistic influence- we think people are having the same experience that we arePositives of norms- Can help us handle everyday situations- By thinking ahead about a norm of a situation you can better prepare yourself (priming)Asch’s line Studies- Asked people to observe lengths of lines- Put confederates in the study to see if they influenced the participant to pick the wrong answer- Participants conformed to the wrong answersAmbiguity Matters- Normative influence: Unambiguous (it is clear what the right answer is)o People want to fit in- Informational influence: Ambiguouso People who actually wanted to get the correct answerOther factors of influence- Confidence of the other people where more pursuance and had more power to make people conform- The larger the group the more likely people are to conform- If a group is tightly knit or friendly we feel more pressure to conform- When we are more publicly self aware we are more likely to conform rather than if we are more inwardly self aware- Self presentation- Cultural influences come into play as well (collectivistic