Outline and evaluate explanations of conformity. (12 marks) Normative social influence says people conform because they feel they need to be accepted and belong to the group. They accept the majorities’ views publicly‚ but privately they disagree – this type of conformity is compliance. The majority control the other group members‚ and use the fear of rejection to get others to conform. This is because humans are a social species and need companionship and are afraid of rejection. Research to support
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1. The two major types of social influence leading to conformity is informational social influence and normative social influence. • Informational social influence or “social proof”‚ our desire to be right in situations in which the correct action or judgement is not obvious and we need information. Example: On your way to a concert‚ but not sure where the entrance is‚ lots of people are going in a certain direction‚ you follow everyone else. You follow because you lack the information so you do
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Microsoft - Ethics and Compliance Microsoft Corporation provides a wide range of services and products worldwide. They are responsible for developing‚ manufacturing‚ licensing‚ and supporting a large range of software products made for computing devices (Microsoft‚ 2007). They are part of the technology sector‚ and are a key player in the software & programming industry (Google‚ 2008). Microsoft is a United States based multinational company‚ with employees around the world. Team A will analyzing
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The Price of Nonconformity Defiance is a daring and bold resistance to authority or society. In any group‚ whether a neighborhood‚ team‚ or school‚ there is a certain ethical and moral code that people are expected to abide by‚ and therefore defiance is not welcome. However‚ every group has its individuals‚ people who break the mold and go against the grain. Actions made by individuals that shake the foundations of a society’s beliefs are seen in negative light‚ and as a result‚ the individual
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Ethics and Compliance Tyrese Simmons FIN/370 February 5‚ 2013 Gary phillips Ethics and Compliance Ethics‚ or rather a lack of ethics‚ is a recurring theme in the news. Recently‚ finance has been home to an almost continuous series of ethical lapses. As recent history show‚ the business world does not forgive ethical lapses. Acting in an ethical manner is not only morally correct‚ but it is a necessary ingredient to long-term business and personal success. (Titman & Martin‚ 2011)
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Explanations of conformity Why do we conform? Deutsch and Gerrard 1955 decided that there were 2 possible reasons why you would conform. They suggested that it was either due to Normative social influence or due to informational social influence. Normative social influence Need: - Humans have basic need to we want to feel accepted‚ approved and liked and as a member of a group How it leads to conformity: - in order to gain acceptance by others‚ we often conform to the
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HIPAA Compliance If you are in the healthcare industry‚ you have probably heard some rumblings about the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996‚ coolly referred to as HIPAA. The word is your medical practice will have to be HIPAA compliant by April 2003‚ but you’re not exactly sure what this act mandates or how to accomplish it. In very basic terms‚ HIPAA has two primary components to which hospitals‚ health plans‚ healthcare "clearinghouses‚" and healthcare providers must
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Milgrams (1974) work on obedience and authority (Cialdini and Goldstein‚ 2004). This is also depicted in Asch’s (1956) line-judgement conformity experiments where individuals were observed to see if they would pit their own knowledge of correct response against other’s incorrect responses (Cialdini and Goldsteien‚ 2004). In both of these classics illustrations‚ the targets
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Describe and discuss two factors that Milgram found effect obedience? Refer to empirical evidence in your answer Milgram’s original study into obedience came under to a lot of scrutiny because of both mythological and ethical problems. This meant that the validity of Milgram’s study was put into question. Following the study were further investigations to see what might change and explain the results that Milgram found‚ both by Milgram himself and other psychologists. Variations to his study throw
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