intent to act both publicly and privately‚ in displaying their attitudes (On Being Loud and Proud‚ 2003). These studies correspond with Muzafer Sherif ’s (1935‚ 1937) studies of norm formation (Myers & Spencer‚ 2004). Sherif found that participants would conform to group norms‚ just as the participants in the Loud and Proud study did‚ although Sherif
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Sherif’s study is that he only used groups of three‚ if he were to change the variable and use a larger group the results may differ. It is unclear where the study was conducted and if the participants were male/female. Sherif’s study was conducted in 1935‚ the time is was conducted may have an effect on the findings. It was an ambiguous task as there was no wrong or right answer. Obedience is a form of social influence where an individual acts in response to a direct order from another individual‚
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Extended Essay Jacob Harris Robinson High School Mr. Donald Pippin Psychology Word Count: 3681 Abstract Conformity is an aspect of psychology that is prevalent in our everyday lives. We are constantly looking to others for guidance‚ and in doing so we conform to the norms we establish as groups. But what sorts of factors affect conformity? What causes conformity? Do people conform uniformly between cultures? The question I will investigate in this paper is “how does culture influence social
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be closer to the group estimate. Sherif (1935): ‘Autokinetic effect’ Participants sit in a darkened room and stare at a pinpoint of light that appears to move. They are asked to estimate the distance it moves. Since the movement is only apparent the correct answer is it doesn’t‚ but Sherif’s participants were obviously not aware of this. Again‚ when put in rooms with others their guesses converge towards a group norm. In a follow up experiment Sherif started the participants in groups were
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they believe that the majority is right and better informed then they are. Sherif (1935) conducted a study to test this theory in which he put the participants in a darkened room with a stationary point of light and asked them to say how much the light seemed to move and in what direction‚ with the participants giving their individual answers. Sherif then put them into groups of three and asked them to answer again. Sherif found that the participants changed their answer to reflect the groups as they
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Introduction- We are all social beings‚ with the need for a sense of community being a basic necessity in our nature. The study of social psychology looks into this need‚ dealing with social interactions‚ their origins and their effects on individuals. This essay will strive to introduce the key psychologists who explored this topic‚ their theories and the research that they conducted. 2. Conformity- A huge area within social psychology is conformity‚ which is the study of how people comply to standards
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needs to be asked is ‘Do the ends justify the means?’ So‚ do the results from an experiment have so many positive applications within society that we can forget researchers didn’t stick to the BPS guidelines*? Well‚ consider the following example; Sherif (1935)** tested if people use the behaviour of others to decide what to do when uncertain. In a dark room participants focused on a single spotlight and were asked how far the light moved. They completed the same task again however‚ in groups of three
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imagined pressure from a person or group of people. Why do People conform? INFORMATIONAL INFLUENCES because they lack information or do not know the answer. People assume that others probably know more than the do. This may apply to the Jenness and Sherif studies. NORMATIVE INFLUENCES people want to be accepted as part of the group‚ don’t want to be different. This may apply to the Asch studies. Types of conformity Kelman believed there were three types of conformity: COMPLIANCE
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References: Bond and Smith compared‚ (1996) 134 studies in a meta-analysis and found that Japan and Brazil were two nations that conformed a lot whereas Europe and the United States of America did not as much. Sherif (1935) Autokinetic Effect Experiment Aim: Sherif (1935) conducted an experiment with the aim of demonstrating that people conform to group norms when they are put in an ambiguous (i.e Types of Conformity Man (1969) states that “the essence of conformity is yielding to group
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This was proven with Sherif (1935) using the auto kinetic affect‚ where he concluded that individuals answers varied on how far the light moved. He found that after the group converged‚ they conformed to an estimate they all agreed on. This experiment showed that people conform
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