PSYC 170 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Philip Zimbardo, Cognitive Dissonance, Candid Records
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Example of a completely empty lot, with people campaigning with blank flyers and other people go along with it even though they have no idea what they"re protesting: conformity + compliance (yes to request) Asch asked participants in his study if their perception of the line was altered, but most said no it was just their responses. Candid camera : conformity = when we give into the group. People don"t want to be different or wrong. New film last year based off of milgram"s study. Thought 0. 125% would: all men originally, did version with women, and got same results, did a version where there was no authority and the learner and experimenter switched places. People aren"t sadistic, if there"s an opportunity for them to get out of this, they will: critique: not a diverse sample (different races, ages etc. ), but similar results have been replicated many times in different cultures: rather than proving obedience, it proves disobedience ineffective disobedience.
