Unit: Conformity and Obedience Produce a written description/evaluation of Sherif’s (1935) and Asch’s (1956) studies of conformity‚ with an emphasis on the reasons why people conformed in the experiments. Conformity is defined by Aronson (1988‚ cited in Psychology for A Level‚ pg. 43) as ‘a change in a persons behaviour or opinions as a result of real or imagined pressure from a person or group of people. Sherif’s (1935) study of the autokinetic effect‚ which was an optical illusion‚ is
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that product. Consider an advertisement for a car. A sports car is dangerous and expensive. The owner of that car must be a risk-taker so to buy one is an expression of that person is or wants to be. No one appeals to the conformist‚ but the family man‚ mini-van‚ the free spirit‚ the jeep‚ or the boss‚ the hummer. It is the craving for an identity or unique sense of self‚ meaning to our lives that allots the ad its power. The conformist would be looking specifically for a group to gain this identity
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ultimately‚ people yearn to be just right. According to social psychology‚ conformity causes people to yield such behavior and to act according to other’s behavior. For example‚ within the African American culture‚ the return of natural hair styles‚ which constitutes afros‚ kinky curls and many other hairstyles that does require the use of processing or straightening chemicals‚ have strongly promoted conformity. It has promoted conformity so strongly‚ that I have even begun to wear natural hair styles because
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Evaluate research on conformity making reference to 2 studies (22 marks) Conformity is the tendency to adjust one’s thoughts‚ feelings or behaviour in ways that are in agreement with those of a particular individual or group‚ or with accepted standards about how a person should behave in specific situations (social norms). It is also the key ways that a society or culture passes down its values or behaviours to its peers through an indirect form of social influence. Deusch and Gerald (1995) first
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’The Asch Studies’ were a series of experiments designed to test humans’ tendency for conformity. Asch’s work was a direct response to the work of Sherif‚ although Sherif was technically studying the process of norm formation in new groups. The reason why Asch wanted to improve on Sherif’s work is that he believed that Sherif only achieved the results he did due to the ambiguity of the task; in other words‚ the participants had no idea what the correct answer was and so considered their best bet
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For many people‚ the fifties represent a time of unparalleled affluence and conformity‚ but the perspective that glorifies the time also ignores the radical events that confronted the established cultural values. After World War II and the postwar boom‚ idealized American life stemmed from a system built on consumerism and conformity. But‚ through the wave of social harmony came the shift towards the rebellion that brewed underneath the social norms. Events such as the birth of rock n’ roll and the
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Conformity vs Individuality: Looking Upon Each other In discussions of Conformity and Individuality‚ one controversial issue has been that there is no healthy middle and that some of the conformists don’t get judged. One of the sides‚ argues that if you conform you will not get judged. The other side states that both conformist and nonconformists get judged. My personal view is that both conformist and nonconformists get judged because some people conform to everything and some people will judge
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a life where he can‚ “just be the catcher in the rye and all” (Salinger 200). Due to the pressures of American conformity in the early 1950’s‚ he discovers that he will never live a life where he simply keeps children from “falling off of cliffs”―helping them preserve their innocence. The Catcher in the Rye teaches readers that America promotes a materialistic culture in which conformity prevails. Throughout the story‚ Holden searches for purpose in life after attempting to escape from conformist
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“If you join that sorority‚ you will become just like them. They are all chronic bitch-faced girls who binge drink and spend all of their parent’s money on cocaine”‚ was stated to me during recruitment week. Although some believe that conformity in sororities is not a thing‚ my recent experience has shown otherwise. Before leaving for winter break last semester‚ my best friends and I made a packed that we were all going to rush for a sorority when we had returned. My five friends and I were so excited
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‘Dead Poet Society’ is really a movie about conformity. Conformity is a powerful and the most overwhelming theme in the movie ‘Dead Poet Society’. The school demands for conformity from the students‚ Mr Keating’s informal attitude in teaching challenges conformity and how the movie shows many consequences of conformity prove that conformity is the main theme in ‘Dead Poet Society’. At Welton Academy they demand conformity of its students. The camera zooms into a group of straight-faced
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