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The four classic experiments in psychology |
Milgram- (Obedience Study) Tested to seehow many people would obey an authority figure when directly ordered to violatetheir own ethical standards. -gave insight on how holocaust happened zimbardo-(Prison Study) Another famousdemonstration of the power of roles sherif-(robber cave Study) wanted todemonstrate the effects of competition on hostility and conflict between groupsCreated twogroups to create the “us vs them” effect Asch-(conformity study) Wanted to knowwhat people would do when a group unanimously contradicted an obvious fact. |
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Social Roles and Rules |
We are allbound by social constraints
Social norms: rules abouthow we are supposed to act, enforced by threats of punishment if we violatethem and promises of reward if we follow them Social Roles-Positions thatare regulated by norms about how people in those positions should behave Gender roles Occupationalroles Family roles |
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Attributon theory and it's errors |
Attributon theory- The explanations we make of our behavior and the behavior of others Fundamental Attribution Error- The tendency, in explaining other people’s behaviors, to overestimate personality factors andunderestimate the influences of thesituation Self-serving bias- The tendency,in explaining our own behavior, to take credit for one’s good actions andrationalize one’s mistakes. |
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attitudes |
tendency torespond positively or negatively toward people, groups, ideas, or activities Attitudes and behaviors can change as a result of new information. |
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Cognitive Dissonance
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Study by Festinger (1959)Participantswere asked to do a very boring task. The participant was asked to convince thenext person in the waiting room that this task was very exciting.
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Conformity and Compliance |
Conformity- Changing one’sown behavior to more closely match the actions of others. Compliance- Changing one’sbehavior as a result of other people directing or asking for the change. |
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Groupthink |
In close-knitgroups, the tendency for all members to think alike for the sake of harmony andto suppress disagreements,
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Sterotypes |
A summaryimpression of a group of people in which all members of the group are viewed assharing a common trait or traits.
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Prejudice and Discrimination |
Consists ofnegative stereotypes and a strong, unreasonable dislike or hatred of a group,as well as the unwillingness to change the perception.
Discrimination:when one group of people is treated differently than another group of people |
