PSYC 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Pluralistic Ignorance, Victim Blaming, Social Influence

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Rebecca Jubis

Document Summary

Obedience: agreeing to someone"s direct request when is made by an authority. Conformity: adjusting your behaviour or thinning to coincide w/ a group standard: see everyone else doing and its ok to do it then. Interested in shedding light on how people followed hitlers command in wwwii. People said that studies were unethical, wouldn"t do it today. Voltages went up by 15v, shock gradually increases as get more answers wrong: 40 psychologists predicted that less than 1% would be fully obedient; that they would go all the way to 450v. Friday, november 11, 2016: study had controls. Remote conditions: when electrical signal given the pounding on the door from leaner, meet learner and saw the shock stuff, 65% were fully obedient. Voice feedback: teacher heard yelling, leaner says they have a heart condition and can take it anymore, 62. 5% were fully obedient. Proximity: electrical shock sent w/ learner sitting side by side, 40% were fully obedient.