PSYCH 360 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Stanford Prison Experiment, Minority Influence, Dissent
12 Dec 2016
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Know all videos shown in class, as well as the following: Conformity giving in to perceived group pressure by copying the behavior and beliefs of others: example: elevator experiment everyone faces back, the person who gets in turns around. What is a norm? norm an expected standard of behavior and belief established and enforced by a group. Video can i get a napkin please spontaneous singing. A situation in which a majority of group members privately reject a norm, but incorrectly assume that most others accept it, and therefore go along with it. 3 participant struggles to go against what everyone else is saying and actually say the right answer. The situation in which participants conformed was unambiguous. Your environment, work, school and the people around you. Social support/ dissenter present: if one person disagrees, more people may speak up.
