PSYC 2310 Lecture Notes - Collectivism

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2310
• Professor: Saba Safdar

Document Summary

Versions of asch"s experiment have been replicated in more than a dozen countries! Conformity is higher in collectivistic societies ! Conformity is higher among people who"s faith/work/profession make them interdependent ! More likely to conform to own group than others! Conformity was higher in general population than students! Hunting and gathering societies and upper social segments of industrial societies, are low in conformity! People need to explore their environment, need to be self-reliant, need to be individualistic! Conformity lower among higher classes in society: amongst the leaders of the future expected to not be conformists! Workers are not expected to lean, successful when they follow orders and conform! Agricultural societies and lower social segments of industrial societies are high in conformity! Berry correlated the degree of independence with the sample"s position on an eco-cultural. Culture is in uenced by the environment around it, certain values need to develop in a culture.