PS270 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Social Exchange Theory, Social Forces, Social Loafing
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What is conformity: conformity: change in behavior or belief to accord with others, compliance: conformity that involves publicly acting in accord with social pressure while privately disagreeing, obedience: acting in accord with a direct order, acceptance: conformity that involves both acting and believing in accord with social pressure. Apparent movement of stationary point of light in dark may experience this when thinking you spotted a moving satellite in sky only to realize later is was an isolated star: confederate: accomplice of experimenter, asch"s studies of group pressure, compliant to minimal pressure, milgram"s obedience studies, elicits extreme compliance, teacher, learner, experimenter, teacher goes on to shock when instructed, obedience of subjects disturbed him. What breeds obedience: victims distance, greatest obedience and least compassion when learners cannot be seen, victim remote and teacher heard no complaints all obeyed calmly to end, people act more compassionately to those who are personalized, closeness and legitimacy of authority, presence of experimenter affected obedience.
