PSY 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Stanley Milgram, Cognitive Dissonance, Social Loafing
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Cognitive dissonance theory: when our actions are not in harmony with our attitudes, the observation that we tend to resolve this dissonance by changing our attitudes to fit our actions. Social situations have many ways of influencing our behavior, attitudes, beliefs, and decisions. This social influence can take many forms including. Adjusting our behavior of thinking to fit in with a group standard: conformity, obedience, group situations and group behavior, which leads to. Asch conformity studies: about one third of people will agree with obvious mistruths to go along with the group. You are not firmly committed to one set of beliefs or style of behavior. You admire or are attracted to the group. The group tries to make you feel incompetent, insecure, and closely watched. Stanley milgram wanted to know: when are people more likely to obey commands: authority figure tells participants to administer shocks to a learner when the learner gives wrong answers.
