PSYC 1103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 32: Authoritarianism, Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act
24 Oct 2017
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Psyc 1103 - lecture 32 - social psychology. Changing one"s beliefs or behavior as a result of group pressure. Later work, equating materials on familiarity, found no difference. Get target to agree to a small request, then increase. Get target to agree to buy at low price. Increase price because of error, unforeseen factors, etc. Make a more modest request (what you were really after) Changing one"s behavior in response to a demand from an authority. Created appearance that participants were randomly assigned to be teacher in. Some participants stopped the experiment when the confederate said to quit . Confederate was yelling and begging for mercy by the end. Mover outside university setting and obedience drops sharply. If others quit, participant is much more likely to, as well. Some aspects of personality may be related to obedience. Authority as designated agent of the culture.
