PSYC 2310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Collectivism, Fundamental Attribution Error, Milgram Experiment
7 Dec 2018
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Versions of asch"s experiment have been replicated in more than a dozen countries. Predicted individualistic = less likely to conform; collectivistic = more likely to conform. Ranged for 14% to 40% in individualistic countries. Ranged from 25% to 60% in collectivistic countries. Highest conformist in indian immigrants teachers (sense of. Students in general are less conformist: people who have interconnected ideology (connect at some level, based on occupation, ethnicity, residencial status) are more conformist than people who don"t have this interdependent connection regardless of which culture. Hunting and gathering societies and upper social segments of industrial societies, are low in conformity (triandis) People with high ses conform less than those with low ses. Pays off to be a good worker, to belong, more dependent on others. Conformity makes sense when you are living in a society that conformity is valued. Agricultural societies and lower social segments of industrial societies are high in conformity.
