SOCIAL INFLUENCE: THE CAUSE OF OUR BEHAVIOR
Social Influences have a great deal to do with who individuals are and who they become, and especially how they interact around society. For many years, psychologists have tried to understand social behavior; why individuals behave in certain ways, and more importantly, what provokes certain types of conduct. It is believed that social influence is the main source where humans learn and acquire norms and behaviors that might not necessarily be accepted in a culture. The influence that society can have over individuals can determine or modify their beliefs, feelings and behaviors, more precisely their attitudes. It can also have a big effect in influencing not only of our attitudes, but also on …show more content…
These studies, which today are considered classics in Social Psychology, have greatly impacted the way humans react to social influence and peer pressure. Asch used a lab to perform his experiment where 50 male students from Swarthmore College in the USA participated. In fact, all but one of the experiment participants were accomplices of Asch, and the experiment really was to see how the remaining student reacted against the behavior of accomplices. The explicit aim of the research was to study the conditions that induce individuals to remain independent, or to submit to peer pressure when they are contrary to …show more content…
It is known that obedience to authority is based on the principle of hierarchy that has been exalted, and constantly priority in our culture because it is one of its pillars. If not respected this principle would be difficult to be working towards an understanding as efficient society as parameters current system. This at a general level, but also at a more concrete level, the individuals, is obedience to authority which allows good protection to the subject. The very handy "Obeying orders" protects responsibilities and masquerades "sense of duty" to possible impulses sadists. Much has been written and discussed about why the person obeys although that act in the place against their ethical principles or interests. A wide range of responses are emerging from the diverse disciplines, but here we will stick to the preferably Psychology. From the Deep psychology, for example, are suggestive reflections conclude that the cause of obedience is fear. Fear exercise freedom and fear of loneliness. From Behavioural Psychology it shows that obedience is the reinforced behavior from early childhood. However, disobedience is the hardest hit. It creates so little little, something like a conditioned reflex toward obedience.
Social Influences have a great deal to do with who individuals are and who they become, and especially how they interact around society. For many years, psychologists have tried to understand social behavior; why individuals behave in certain ways, and more importantly, what provokes certain types of conduct. It is believed that social influence is the main source where humans learn and acquire norms and behaviors that might not necessarily be accepted in a culture. The influence that society can have over individuals can determine or modify their beliefs, feelings and behaviors, more precisely their attitudes. It can also have a big effect in influencing not only of our attitudes, but also on …show more content…
These studies, which today are considered classics in Social Psychology, have greatly impacted the way humans react to social influence and peer pressure. Asch used a lab to perform his experiment where 50 male students from Swarthmore College in the USA participated. In fact, all but one of the experiment participants were accomplices of Asch, and the experiment really was to see how the remaining student reacted against the behavior of accomplices. The explicit aim of the research was to study the conditions that induce individuals to remain independent, or to submit to peer pressure when they are contrary to …show more content…
It is known that obedience to authority is based on the principle of hierarchy that has been exalted, and constantly priority in our culture because it is one of its pillars. If not respected this principle would be difficult to be working towards an understanding as efficient society as parameters current system. This at a general level, but also at a more concrete level, the individuals, is obedience to authority which allows good protection to the subject. The very handy "Obeying orders" protects responsibilities and masquerades "sense of duty" to possible impulses sadists. Much has been written and discussed about why the person obeys although that act in the place against their ethical principles or interests. A wide range of responses are emerging from the diverse disciplines, but here we will stick to the preferably Psychology. From the Deep psychology, for example, are suggestive reflections conclude that the cause of obedience is fear. Fear exercise freedom and fear of loneliness. From Behavioural Psychology it shows that obedience is the reinforced behavior from early childhood. However, disobedience is the hardest hit. It creates so little little, something like a conditioned reflex toward obedience.