Throughout civilization‚ humans have used conformity and obedience to be accepted in society. They do this in order to be praised by superiors for following orders. This can happen with anything in their lives‚ from working‚ religion‚ and even at school. However‚ there is a darker side. Many of the greatest atrocities of human civilization have occurred because of the desire to be obedient and conform. Even if it means that they must violate their own values‚ they will do so in order to maintain
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that is learned and directly influence by their surrounding and role models. People will sometimes go against their moral compass because of harsh situation they have been put into. The minds of people are easily manipulated due to the overwhelming power of peer pressure and environment. So when does one lose their identity in a group and become a vessel that follows every order. How does one decide that the obedience in hand is justify and when to go against obedience for the sake of a better or
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for some people‚ a top priority around the world today. Whether it may be dressing according to the current clothing trend‚ just hanging at the same social scene that everyone goes to on Friday night‚ or maybe even getting that popular haircut that all the guys have‚ ultimately‚ people yearn to be just right. According to social psychology‚ conformity causes people to yield such behavior and to act according to other’s behavior. For example‚ within the African American culture‚ the return of natural
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CONFORMITY AND OBEDIENCE Barbara Fellows Grand Canyon University January 9‚ 2013 Conformity and Obedience Comprehending the essence of obedience and disobedience has been an interest for many researchers‚ psychologists and scientists. Multiple observations have been administered to assist in understanding such issues and the impact employed by outside factors on individuals within the decision making channels. Neglecting obedience can be as hazardous as neglecting revolution in any society;
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comparing and contrasting the terms conformity and obedience. I will also be answering the following questions: 1) Does research into conformity and obedience explain the horrors of war atrocities‚ such as The Holocaust‚ the Mi Lai Massacre in Vietnam or the abuse suffered by Iraqi detainees in Abu Ghraib prison? 2) Does research into independent behavior suggest these atrocities could be averted in future conflicts? Conformity is a form of social influence in which a current state of thinking
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Social Biases Paper Faith Jones PSYCH/555 August 12‚ 2013 Dr. Kimberly Kinsey Social Biases Individuals who are not classified as a part of the ingroup are stereotyped‚ shown prejudice‚ and discriminated against. All of these concepts represent acts of bias. This paper will define the concepts of stereotyping‚ prejudice‚ and discrimination. It will also address the differences between subtle and blatant bias. Last‚ the paper hopes to address the impact that bias
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Conformity is the most common and pervasive form of social influence‚ this study supports the idea that women conform more than men because women are prone to care more about the views that their peers perceive of them.I think the results supported the hypothesis because the males involved in the study for the majority part had answers that reflected that they did not care for fitting in‚ while on the other hand the majority of women admitted that they did care enough to want to fit in with their
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Conformity‚ compliance‚ and obedience impact the lives of groups and individuals more often than most realize. These social influences may encompass either destructive‚ constructive‚ or neutral behaviors (Kassin‚ 2015). Why people behave the way they do when in groups is worth exploring. Humans exert social control over others through various forms of manipulation without them realizing they are being influenced. Social influence includes individuals changing their behaviors to adhere to existing
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Unit: Conformity and Obedience Produce a written description/evaluation of Sherif’s (1935) and Asch’s (1956) studies of conformity‚ with an emphasis on the reasons why people conformed in the experiments. Conformity is defined by Aronson (1988‚ cited in Psychology for A Level‚ pg. 43) as ‘a change in a persons behaviour or opinions as a result of real or imagined pressure from a person or group of people. Sherif’s (1935) study of the autokinetic effect‚ which was an optical illusion‚ is
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Conformity and social influence is something that happens all over the world. People conform for all types of reasons‚ ranging from religion to the color or style of someone else’s hair. Social influence also plays a big part in conformity. Being socially influenced to wear a certain type of clothing can cause people to conform and completely change how they think or act. In this essay I will talk about social influences‚ conformity‚ and the ways that they can cause behavioral changes. The concept
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