PSY 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Groupthink, Robert Zajonc, Social Loafing
26 Jul 2018
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5 other individuals in the table who are confederates. Which of three comparison lines are like the standard line. 5 participants all said line 2 but on the 3rd trial they all said line 3 which was a lot shorter . In a group 37% of participants said the wrong answer when the people before said the wrong answer. Conformity is strengthened when a person is made to feel incompetent or insecure. When a group has more than 3 members. 3. when the views expressed by the group are unanimous. When others in the group observe your behavior. One is in a culture that highly values conformity. People conform to social standards to avoid rejection and to gain social approval. Public conformity- we change our behavior but we do not change the beliefs that underlie the behavior. People conform to social standards because they believe that others" behavior is correct.
