Conformity and obedience are two types of social behaviours. These behaviours and influences are evident in human interactions and present within group formations. Conformity involves adopting attitudes of a particular group of people or changing behaviour or personal opinions in order to ‘fit in’‚ also known as a group or social norm. Social norms can involve socially accepted rules‚ laws and standards. The act or behaviour may cause the individual to agree or disagree with their personal beliefs
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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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SOCIAL PSYC 103 Organizational Studies/Psychology 103 Take Home Exam 2‚ Summer Session‚ 2010 1. Define conformity‚ and distinguish between compliance‚ obedience‚ and acceptance‚ giving examples of each. What types of influences lead to conformity? When are we likely to conform and why does it have a negative connotation in Western society? Compare and contrast the conformity experiments of Sherif and Asch. Describe their methodology and the results that they observed. What processes seem to
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Persuasion is a process by which a message induces change in beliefs‚ attitudes or behaviors. From the things that we have learned in Chapter 7‚ one can see how people’s minds can be changed using different elements from social psychology‚ especially in gangs or cults. Groups thought of as "cults" (groups of people with very strong beliefs) have a lot in common with those who are thought of as "gangs" in our society. They are very similar in certain behaviors. For example‚ both groups control members’
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Conformity is a type of social influence involving a change in belief or behavior in order to fit in with a group. This change is in response to real (involving the physical presence of others) or imagined (involving the pressure of social norms / expectations) group pressure. Conformity can also be simply defined as “yielding to group pressures” (Crutchfield‚ 1955). Group pressure may take different forms‚ for example bullying‚ persuasion‚ teasing‚ criticism etc. Conformity is also known
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Lesson 1 What Is A Group? • Every group evolves out of a purpose (strong or weak) • The most successful teams are driven by a strong purpose‚ often envisioned by an inspiring and visionary leader Definitions of Groups • A Psychological Group is any number of people who (a) interact with each other‚ (b) are psychologically aware of each other‚ and (c) perceive themselves to be a group. Huczynski & Buchanan • A Group is defined as two or more individuals interacting and interdependent‚
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will be 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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The Psychology of Persuasion Plan of School Event by Psychological Theme Topic and Event Among the huge range of psychological themes‚ in order to bring an event to school it is necessary to choose a topic not too theoretical. At least one goal is to evoke student’s interest in Psychology. A good way to do so is to try to link already existing knowledge with new views and facts. I chose as a topic “The Psychology of Persuasion” because I think it’s a popular opinion among people and already
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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 safer outcome? The group mind is a powerful thing. Is it even able to change people morale completely opposite from what they believe in? We as humankind have always been a pack
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Persuasion and Conformity Scenario Katrina M. Parker PSY/210 February 6‚ 2011 Erick Lear Persuasion and Conformity Scenario I believe that both teenagers could have been easily persuaded by a group of their peers. Although‚ Donnie did not have as many friends as John‚ I felt that because of John’s popularity it crippled him to becoming the one most likely to be persuaded by peer pressure. John is a confident person and once he is in his confront zone he can do whatever it is that he wants
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