PSY 335 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Role Reversal, Ath, Social Influence
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Compliance outwardly going along while no believing. Acceptance believing and acting in according with social pressure. The(cid:455) said it (cid:272)ould(cid:374)"t (cid:271)e do(cid:374)e (cid:894)ethical concerns) The 150-volt solution (only went up to 150 volts instead of 450 volts) Additional safeguards (cid:894)s(cid:272)ree(cid:374)i(cid:374)g, so(cid:272)ial ps(cid:455)(cid:272)hologists as (cid:862)e(cid:454)peri(cid:373)e(cid:374)ters(cid:863) to (cid:449)at(cid:272)h for e(cid:454)tre(cid:373)e duress) With women (versus just men) no difference. Proximity to the learner (obedience drops when closer to victim), to the experimenter (obedience drops when not near authority, i. e. phone call from experimenter giving instructions) Put people in a dark room to look at a light and then were asked how much the light moved (even though the light did not move at all). Participants tended to say similar measurements, creating a norm. Participants were put in a group with all confederates and then asked which line matches the standard line. Even when the confederates were clearly incorrect, the participant went along with the incorrect answer.
