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Outline (6 marks) - describing Evaluate (6 marks) Conformity- Asch‚ Sherif Moscovici‚ zimberardo Pick 2 studies – Asch and Sherif for example which 6 marks. AO1- (6 marks) 3- Asch – Aims‚ Procedure‚ findings/conclusions 3- Sherif – Aims‚ Procedure‚ findings/conclusions AO2- (6 marks) Evaluate – S+W Research methods It lacks Mundane realism- why ash lacks mundane lacks it and then why sherif Population validity- Asch then Sherif Sherif study was ambiguous However one strength
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04 / BPS Ethical Principle 3.3) Participants should be debriefed at the end of their participation (APA Standard 8.08 / BPS Ethical Principle 3.4) (a) Discuss the extent to which the Asch experiment adhered to
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Asch carried out an experiment in 1951 to investigate the extent to which social pressure from a majority group could affect a person to conform. Asch used a lab experiment‚ where 50 male students from a college in the USA participated in a ‘vision test’. Using a line judgement test‚ one of the more naïve participants was put in a room with 7 confederates. The confederates had agreed in advance what their responses would be involving the line task. The real participant didn’t know this‚ and was led
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differently in order for us to be accepted within the group‚ but deep down we may feel that we are not ourselves and therefore we ignore our own beliefs. From this we can either take away with us positive or negative behaviours. This was demonstrated by Solomon Asch‚ he was a social psychologist in the 1950s. He mainly studied majority influence. This is basically when groups of
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Discuss research into conformity (12 marks) Social influence can have a big affect on how we behave. One psychologist who was interested in the topic of conformity was Asch. In 1951‚ Asch conducted an experiment to investigate the extent to which social pressure from a majority group could affect a person to conform. Asch conducted a laboratory experiment that included 50 male students from Swarthmore College in the USA. The participant completed a ‘vision test’ where they were asked to judge the
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situation where they could feel uncomfortable due to the pressure to go against their own judgements. Asch used 50 male participants from a college in USA‚ the results may have been different if both male and female participants were used. The age of the participants may have also had an effect on the results. It may lack cross cultural validity as the study was only conducted in the USA‚ if Asch were to repeat the study in a different culture the results may or may not be the same. The main disadvantages
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Highlight the main advantages and disadvantages of individual versus group decision making. Discuss the main factors affecting decision-making processes in organisations. How can managers ensure effective decision-making? January 2001‚ Word Count: 3113. ¡§Decision making is the process of making a choice between alternatives¡¨ Rollinson (1998). Decision-making is almost universally defined as choosing between alternatives within an organisation. It is both an objective and subjective process involving
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Factors Affecting Rational Choice Most consumer behavior analyses and programs seek to dig out consumers’ needs and wants‚ which direct their purchasing and decision behaviors. Consumer behavior and choice are complex‚ inherently dynamic and potentially affected by a number of factors. According to this‚ it seems that the rational choice theory should make some adjustments to be adopted to this increasingly more dynamic reality and marketing environment and thus set a realistic and stable base for
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Social Influence Essay Monkey see monkey do‚ a fair statement regarding Social influence. From the humble ant‚ through to modern man‚ social influence has been the driving force for both good and evil‚ progress and regression. Whether we look at Chen’s experiment with ants or Triplet’s study of cyclists‚ one thing shines clear‚ the audience effect is a social stimulus which cannot be denied. Remember the scene in “Pretty Woman” where Julia Roberts’ character‚ Vivian Ward‚ is overwhelmed at
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