SOCPSY 1Z03 Lecture Notes - Hinesville, Georgia, Prank Call, Social Influence
10 Mar 2014
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Compliance film - prank caller: a co-worker gets locked inside fast food restaurant who was accused of stealing. Prank caller says they are a police officer and to lock this employee up for stealing. Strip search prank call scam - 2003 in mcdonald"s restaurant in hinesville, georgia: prank caller convinced manager to string search a 19-year old employee suspected of drug possession. Power: the ability to influence and control the behaviour of others even against their will. Compliance: when the target"s behaviour conforms to the source"s requests. Authority: the capacity of one member to issue orders to others by invoking rights that are vested in their role. People"s roles/positions within an organization give them certain rights/obligations. These give one person authority over another with respect to certain acts and performances. Recruited participants from a range of backgrounds (age 20-50) Assigned to either teacher" or learner" conditions: all participants actually assigned teacher condition (no real learner)
