easy? Many people would like to think that‚ if put in a certain situation‚ they would always do the right thing no matter the circumstances. However‚ social experiments such as the Good Samaritan Experiment (Darley and Batson‚1973)‚ the Milgram Shock Experiment (1963)‚ and the Stanford Prison Experiment (Zimbardo‚1973) give psychologists results that say otherwise. The majority of the unknowing participants in these three experiments showed a surprising lack of compassion for a fellow human
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One of them being Milgram’s study of obedience. Milgram wanted to see whether people would still obey a legitimate authority‚ even if they knew the task they were doing was morally wrong. Milgram told the participants that they were investigating whether punishment had an effect on learning. He hired two confederates‚ one of them being the ‘experimenter’ and the other one
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accustomed an adaptation method developed by the social psychologist Solomon Asch. Asch came to Harvard as a visiting lecturer in 1955‚ and Milgram was selected to be his teaching and research associate. Milgram turned out to be so closely acquainted with Asch’s conformity experiments. Asch was expelled from academia’s Eden‚ it was a very hurtful experience for Milgram‚ he acknowledged a proposal to lead the social psychology program at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York City (CUNY)
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No. 4 (Dec.‚ 1969)‚ pp. 365-380‚ Published by: American Sociological Association. Asch‚ S. E. (1956). Studies of independence and conformity: A minority of one against a unanimous majority. Source: Psychological Monographs‚ 70. (Whole No. 416). Milgram‚ S. (1974). Obedience to authority‚ pp. 19‚ 35-49‚ 141-171. Published by Harper & Row. Fraser‚ C.‚ Burchell‚ B.‚ Hay‚ D. and Duveen‚ G (2001). Introducing social psychology‚ chapter 8. Published by Polity Press.
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Conformity and Obedience Why do we conform? Two basic sources of influence: normative social influence‚ the need to be liked‚ accepted by others and Informational influence: need to be correct and to behave in accordance with reality. Solomon Asch (1956) devised an experiment to see if subjects would conform even if they were uncertain that the group norm was incorrect. In his study he asked subjects to take part in an experiment. They were each asked to match a standard length line with three
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ASSIGNMENT ONE – SPRING 2013 What is the best research method to answer the following questions (items 1 - 8)? 1. What would lead a person to murder more than 20 children and adults at a school? ANSWER: Case study method. 2-3. How many drivers exceed the speed limit on the interstate on a typical weekday? (Note: We could use several methods to answer this question. Select the best method and explain why it is the best method.) ANSWER: Naturalistic observation is the best method because
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Babbie‚ p. 43. 2009).” The experiment took on an exploratory design‚ which indicates the specific problem had not been clearly defined (Maxfield & Babbie‚ 2009). Zimbardo himself could only compare experiments of this nature to his high school friend‚ Milgram who conducted research on obedience to authority figures as related to the Holocaust. Exploratory research is begun to explore an issued regarding society to answer of the questions needed to conduct further studies. To this date the Stanford Prison
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think what was ethical in the experiment was the teachers obey the authority of the experimenter. Also‚ deception‚ the participants actually believed they were shocking a real person and were unaware the learner was a confederate of Milgram’s. Also Milgram interviews the participants to find out the effect of the experiment afterward‚ and some of them glad to be a part of the experiment and some wished they weren’t
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! ! ! ! ! AS PSYCHOLOGY UNIT 2 (PSYA2) ! SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY: Social Influence 2014-2015 ! ! ! ! ! ! Name: …………………………………………………… Unit 2 – Social Psychology – Social Influence Alton College (Updated Sept 2013) ! THE SPECIFICATION What you need to know: ! Social Influence • Conformity (majority influence) and explanations of why people conform‚ including informational social influence and normative social influence. • Types of conformity‚ including internalisation and compliance. • Obedience
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Obedience In this essay I am going to write on how obedience can affect individuals on how they would normally behave and integrate in society. The meaning of Obedience is a form of social influence where an individual acts in response to a direct order from another individual‚ who is usually an authority figure. It is assumed that without such an order the person would not have acted in this way. (McLeod‚ 2007) Migram (1963) conducted a study on how obedient a person would be to an authority
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