PSY 201 Lecture 6: Psychology 201 December 1, 2016 Lecture
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Giving in to others: obedience: obedience: changing your behavior b/c someone told you too, (cid:498)i was just following orders(cid:499) Nuremberg trials, abu ghraib: back in ww2 nazi"s are. Milgram"s shock study interviewed and asked why they sent so many jews to the gas chamber. Most of them said they did it because they were told too. 65% of people will shock someone to a lethal level when told to do so by authority figure. Giving into others: conformity: conformity: changing your beliefs or behavior in order to follow group norms, we are most likely to conform when: There are several people in the group. Giving into others: compliance: compliance: changing your behavior b/c someone asks you to, we are less likely to help someone when other people are around. Murder of kitty genovese in 1964, accidents: study on seminary students and good samaritan, kitty- a female that was walking and was lecture attacked.
