Lecture 12 Outline of Last Lecture Cognitions Outline of Current Lecture Social Conformity Current Lecture Who do we want to be The nail that sticks up gets hammered down The nail that sticks up is a brave nail Social Psychology 1 Edition nd Social Influence Occasion in which our thoughts feelings or actions are affected by others 3 Types Conformity When people behave in line with group standards Compliance When people agree toa request made by another Obedience When people follow a direct command from an authority Subtle Conformity Have you conformed today 2 Types of Conformity Public Conformity Changing behavior based on response to group pressure even when you know the group is wrong Private Conformity Changing your attitude opinions or behavior because you think the group is right Favorable peripheral cue Strong argument Why is public conformity more obvious Because we can feed it Need to get along Need for accuracy The Subtlety of Private Conformity Moral Relativism Believing that its ok for people have different moral views
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