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- 1Twenge 2004Americans developed higher levels of external LOC (shown by divorce, suicide and mental illness rates) which suggests that they are becoming less independent
- 2Sherif 1935A single point in a dark room moves
#1 individual says --> group
#2 group --> individual
In groups of three - is this really a group?
Ambiguous answer - 3Orne and HollandRealism for Milgram study
Participants distrust the experimenter e.g. whilst the screaming was taking place the man in the white coat remained calm, so therefore the participants doubt if they are real - 4ZimbardoThe prison experiment. Male volunteers only. It was abandoned after six days because of the extreme reactions. The participants argued they were only 'playing a part'.It is not valid or ethical
- 5Hofling et al 1966Would phone up nurses as an unknown doctor and get them to get a drug for a patient - this goes against their code of conduct. 21/22 complied. However, it lacked validity because they weren't with people and it was an unfamiliar drug to them
- 6AschWould have to identify which line is the same length
3 stooges = max conformity
harder/ambiguous = less likely to conform
men less likely to conform
conformity drops with the presence of a dissenter
time consuming/uneconomical
not real life - 7Martin and Hewstone 1996Minority influence led to more creative and novel judgements than majority influence
- 8AvtgisMeta-analysis of LOC high external more prone to conformity
- 9Jones and KavanaghLow LOC more able to resist immoral authority figures
- 10Twenge 2004Americans developed higher levels of external LOC (shown by divorce, suicide, and mental illness rates) which suggests that they are less independent
- 11Moscovici 1969The participants and actors shown the colour blue. They either:
claimed it was green
were inconsistent
or claimed it was green then gave a private answer
The minority influenced the majority - 12MilgramMilgram 1963
40 male participants - paid $4.50 regardless of if they quit. The shock thing....
HIGHLY UNETHICAL
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- A Levels Psychology (Social control) Flashcards on Studies, created by mollietadd on 24/02/2014.
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