conformity and obedience Flashcards
(31 cards)
asch aim
to investigate the extend to which social rpessure will affect a person to conform
asch method
line test. 50 male participants. 1 in 8, confeds gave wrong answer in unambigious situation
results of asch
75% conformed at least once, on average 32% of particiapnts gave the wrong answer in line with the confederates
asch conclusions
people conform for two reason, to be liked and to be right
not all conformed so there must be individula factors
features of a situation must also affect if people confrom or not
asch evaluations
unethical
lab
biased sample
child of its time
influential
asch analysis
mori and arai
jeness
perrin and spencer (maths)
real life - bullying
milgrim aim
to investigate how ordinary people respond to authority figures orders
milgrim method
40 males, electric shock when the confederate got one wrong, 330v plus showed it would kill them.
milgrim results
65% of particpants wetn to 450v, 100% wen to 300v.
milgrim conclusions
agentic shift
gave explaination for nazis
most people are highly obedient, especially in novel situations
features of a situation affect if people obey or not
as not everyne obeyed, there musst be indivudual factors at play
milgram evaluations
unethical
lab
biased
influential and lead to further research
explained the holocaust and can lead to ways to ensure that doesnt happen again
milgram analysis
holfing
bickman
1974 variations
agency theory
real life - nazis
americans in mai lai
follow orders from police etc
we blame authrity figures when things go wrong
masks in covid
age
steinburg and monahan 10- 14 highest rates. teenagers feel more pressure nsi
personality
maslach high self esteem, more confiendet and sure of self care about peoples opinion less so less lieky to confrom to those around you. burger foudn if you avlue control you are less lieky to confrom
gender
eagly females focus on the qualtiy of relationships =, amles gender roles demand independance. maslach men are assertive and wm=omen are sensitive to needs of those round them and harmony
mood
tong conform to those around them when in a good mood as you are more agreeable and less when neutral or negative
indivudualist
smith and bond who reviewed conformity research and found individualstic cultres are less lieky to confrom, especailly belgium
collectivist
mori and arai
perrin and spencer
task difficulty
asch unreported
group size
asch 1 = 3
2 = 12.8
3 = 32
secrecy of response
asch 5%
social support and unaminity
5.5% when same, 9% when different
location
run down office 47.5
proximty of victim
when in room 40 when had to hold down 30
