PSY1022 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Marshall Applewhite, Robert Zajonc, Trait Theory
15 Aug 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Identify the factors that maximise or minimize obedience to authority. Smith robbed a bank because he is impulsive: some attributions are external (outside the person) such as when we conclude that bill. People were no more likely to conform in a group of 10 than in a group of 5. In the real world: 1961 invasion of the bay of pigs in cuba - john f kennedy recruited 1400 cuban immigrants to invade cuba and overthrow its dictator, fidel castro. Group polarisation: going to extremes: occurs when group discussion strengthens the dominant position held by individual group members. Unquestioned belief in the group"s moral correctness we know we"re on the right side. Conformity pressure - pressure on group members to go along with everyone else. Stereotyping of the outgroup - caricaturing of the enemy. Self censorship - tendency of group members to keep their mouths shut even when they have doubts.
