PSY 120 Lecture Notes - Cultural Psychology, Social Influence, Ethical Dilemma
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Introduction: social psychology and cultural psychology examining the powerful influence of the social and cultural environment on the actions of individual and groups, norms rules of how we are supposed to act. Example: we look people in the eye when speaking to them, asian"s look down. Wanted to look at the effects of the social in obedience: design and findings, questions why do people obey an authority and violate their own ethical standards, participants learner and teacher . Thought they were in an experiment about learning. If they can see the learner getting the shocks. When the experimenter left the room they would deliver lower levels claiming they did higher. When the person giving was an average joe. When the subject worked with peer who refuse to go further. Obedience: victims response is not a factor, the first cry would have stopped them. They didn"t hurt anybody, but they messed with the.
