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    Some psychological research compared the personality characteristics and independent behaviour of those who conformed‚ with the characteristics of those who did not conform. In 1955‚ Crutchfield found that people conform for a number of reasons. These reasons included being less knowledgeable‚ less confident‚ non-assertive‚ authoritarian views and a lack of friendship networks. These are all personality factors that affect whether or not someone conforms. Other researchers investigated the personality

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    Pg. 1. Value #1 Community After over fifty years‚ the value of Community is still important to me. I learned‚ very young‚ how a community can pull together as individuals or groups in order to help resolve problems. As a young boy‚ I came to realize that a community‚ no matter how small‚ was like having lot’s of relatives‚ some who I hadn’t met yet‚ others who I hardly knew‚ but most who I felt would help or support others in the community. I see this value as being a necessity in

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    iINDEPENDENT BEHAVIOUR (12 MARK ESSAY) Some reasons people show signs of independent behaviour (i.e. do not conform or obey) is influence by many factors‚ Gender being one of them. Neto carried out the same study as Asch‚ but this time all the participants were female (as in Asch’s study they were all male). In Asch’s study he found that 37% of the participants conformed‚ whereas Neto found that 59% conformed. However Asch’s study was criticized for lacking ecological validity and Neto’s study

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    Why do people conform and obey? Psychology Essay 4 Essay: Why do people conform and obey? In psychological terms‚ conformity refers to an individual`s urge to follow the rules or behaviours of a social group to which he belongs. Psychologists have put forward many theories to find out why people conform and obey and have completed studies to confirm their ideas. In this essay I will explain why people conform and obey. An important experiment demonstrating under which circumstances people

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    Outline and evaluate research into types of attachment. Ainsworth conducted a study to observe types of attachment behaviours with occur between a mother and a child. She used observation to witness these behaviours. By placing the child in a set up play room with one way glass allowed natural behaviour to be observed without interference from the psychologist. Ainsworth used several situations including a mother a child and a stranger. Firstly the mother and the child entered the room‚ the child

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    Outline and evaluate research into Conformity as an explanation of Human Social Behaviour “Conforming” is when a person changes the way they act and think to fit in with the majority of people in a group to gain acceptance. Kelman (1958) said that there are 3 types of conformity‚ Compliance‚ which means going along with others to gain approval and avoid rejection and accepting the group view in public but not private. Identification is conforming to someone who is liked and respected and Internalisation

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    Outline and evaluate research into the effects of failure to form attachment (privation). Students are likely to describe cases of isolated children such as the Czech twins or Genie. Relevant studies of institutional care include Hodges and Tizard‟s longitudinal study of 65. British children from early life to adolescence and Rutter‟s study of Romanian orphans adopted by British families. Earlier research such as Skodak & Skeels or Spitz & Wolf may also be cited. Animal research‚ such as that of

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    Don’t conform to society; be an individual. I. The person who chooses to listen to the majority lacks the creative boldness necessary for individualism a. Leads to acceptance of the same ideas II. "Trust thyself" a. don’t rely on others’ opinions b. self esteem is original and mature c. bring order out of chaos III. Children are good models a. Too young to be cynical‚ hesitant‚ or hypocritical-in contrast to adults b. Loyalties cannot be broken IV. Individualists need to resist society

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    Outline and evaluate research into obedience (Milgram) Milgram carried out a series of studies to try to shed some light on the aspect of human behaviour. He studied a thousand participants who were representative of the general population. He discovered that under certain situational influences most of us would conform to what is needed to be done. His study of obedience was done in a lab in Yale University and the experimenter wore a long grey coat which reinforced his authority and status. Then

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    The Pressure to Conform in Our Society When I think of how I have been pressured to conform throughout my life the first thing that comes to mind is peer pressure. I have known peer pressure‚ but‚ upon further reflection‚ I realize that for many years‚ I was fairly sheltered from negative peer pressure. There have been two groups that have consistently put more pressure on me to conform than my peers ever did. I have had more pressure to conform though out my life from my family and school administrators

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