Section
Meeting 6:
Social
Psychology
Today’s Learning Objectives
What is Social Psychology?
• social psychology:
• How do we influence other people? How do other people influence us?
Topic # 1: Conformity
• conformity:
• Discussion Question 1: Is it good or bad to be a
conformist? Why?
• Discussion Question 2: Can you think of any factors
that might make us more or less likely to conform to
others?
• 2 reasons for conformity:
(informational social influence)
(normative social influence)
Study #1: The Line Study (Asch, 1950)
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Asch (1950) results
• No conformity pressure:
• Conformity pressure:
Conformity
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Topic #2: Obedience to Authority
• obedience:
• Discussion Question 3: Why do people obey
authority figures? Is obedience a good thing or
a bad thing? Both? Neither?
Study #2: Milgram’s (1965) Obedience Study
• Stanley Milgram (1965)
• “teacher”
• “learner”
Milgram (1965)
• Please continue.
• The experiment requires that you continue.
• It is absolutely essential that you continue.
• You have no other choice, you must go on.
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Importance of Milgram Study
• “I set up a simple experiment to test how much pain an ordinary citizen would inflict on
another person simply because he was ordered to by an experimental scientist. Stark
authority was pitted against the subjects’ strongest moral imperatives against hurting
others, and, with the subjects’ ears ringing with the screams of the victims, authority
won more often than not.”
Section Meeting 6 Assignment:
Due on Monday April 17 at 11:59 pm
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