Psyc 360 1st Edition Lecture 16 Outline of Last Lecture I. Social Influence ContinuedII. ConformityIII. ObedienceOutline of Current Lecture II. Losing Yourselfa. Deindividuation and the Group MindCurrent LectureHow do we act differently in a group and alone?Conformity in a groupSuicide baiting- a group of people instigating someone to jump off a bridge o The bigger the group the more likely the suicide is to occuro Occurs at night more likely due to more anonymous in darknessoDeindividuation (All PowerPoints slides are emailed by the TA - Rick)- Being in a big group and losing one’s self awareness- Not thinking of yourself as an individual or of our standards- Deindividuation effects our minds- The more anonymous soldiers are in an army the more violent they are in war- Can be good or badDeindividuation and inflicting pain study:- A “learner” and “teacher”- Teacher administers shocks to the learner- The learner was either really nice or really rude- How much is each person shocked in a deindividuated situation and an individual situation?- High shocks for both rude and nice person inthe deindividuated situationThese 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.- Nice person has low really low shock percent in individual situation- Rude person is shocked more than nice person in individual situationAnother study where people giving shocks dressed in costumes.- People dressed in KKK costume administered high shocks- Those in a nurse costume did not administer many shocks at allZimbardo study similar to Abu Graib - Normal people acting in manners they never expected to
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