PSYA02H3 Lecture Notes - Abu Ghraib Torture And Prisoner Abuse, In-Group Favoritism, Milgram Experiment
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Tendency for humans to conform when in groups. Considered to be one of the most shocking psychological experiments. To what extent will people follow a leader. People are suddenly willing and able to do things that they"d never do if it were just them. Combination of the milgram experiment and the zimbardo notion. (whatever is it that the authority figure commands") Had an issue with the fact that only two (or three) people were charged. Claimed that because of what we know in psychology. Stated that everybody was responsible for creating the situation. Shame to only call the two (or three) people bad apples . People with whom an individual shares a common identity. People cluster in groups where they share things in common. Individuals are in more than one ingroup. People perceived as different from an individual"s ingroup. Individuals are familiar and comfortable with own ingroups. Prejudice offers an outlet for anger by providing someone to blame.
