Reading Assignment Chapter 13 pp 496 518 529 535 Social Psychology Part 2 Objectives and obedience 1 Be able to define and differentiate between the two types of social influence conformity Conformity Changing behavior to match opinions and behaviors of others Obedience Changing behaviors in direct response to an order from an authority 2 When it comes to conformity what are two goals people are concerned about 1 Being liked 2 Being correct 3 What is normative influence Be able to given an example What kind of change does normative influence tend to lead to Normative Influence going along with the crowd to be liked accepted public change 4 Be able to describe the Asch experiment and its results How does it relate to normative influence Asch Experiment Followed group s errors 37 of time Conformity increases as group size increases Dissension reduces conformity Rarely made errors when they wrote down answers 5 What is informational influence Be able to given an example What kind of change does informational influence tend to lead to Informational influence going along with the crowd bc you think they know more than you private change Particularly strong when situation behaviors are ambiguous 6 Be able to describe the Milgram experiment in detail Milgram Study Told experiment is about effect of punishment on learning Participant teacher confederate learner Must shock learner for wrong answers o Increase voltage by 15 o Voltage ranges from 15 volts to 450 volts Learner begins complaining at 150 volts Complaints increases as voltage increases Results o Psychiatrists predicted 1 would go to 450 volts o Actual results o 80 went past 150 volts o 62 5 went up to 450 volts o Increasing distance between experimenter and participant decreased obedience ex Uses phone o Increases distance between participant and learner increased obedience 7 According to the variations of the Milgram study under what conditions did obedience increase Under what conditions did it decrease o Increasing distance between experimenter and participant decreased obedience ex Uses phone o Increases distance between participant and learner increased obedience 8 Is social influence always bad What are some positives of conformity Positives of obedience Positive side Conformity o Gain important info o Greater conformity leads to better group functioning Obedience o Organizes large groups o Keeps society running smoothly
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