SOC 104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Santa Barbara City College, Stanley Milgram, Psych
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Through researching these issues, social psychologists were able to gain a greater understanding of the influence of societal forces such as authority, conformity, and obedience. For example, social psychologist stanley milgram was able to show just how far people are willing to go in obedience to figures of authority. Milgram and his collaborators also ordered study participants in a series of now notorious experiments to administer what they thought was a potentially dangerous shock to another human. Social psychology continued to grow throughout the 20th century, encouraging studies that led to our understatement. Our social world is such a huge part of our lives, so it"s no wonder many. How social psych different from other disciplines is: find this subject so fascinating. Differentiating social psychology from a few similar and related subjects is critical. Social psychology is often confused with folk wisdom, the psychology of personality, and sociology.
