PSYC 2310 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Robert Cialdini, Eye Contact, Social Comparison Theory
13 Apr 2013
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Asch study across cultures: version of asch"s experiments have been replicated in more than a dozen studies. Conformity across cultures: hunting and gathering societies and upper social segments of industrial societies, are low in conformity. Berry"s study: correlated the degree of independence with the sample"s position on an ecocultural dimension, he found a correlation of 0. 70 between ecocultural dimension of self-reliance and independence or nonconformity. Definition of obedience: obedience is conformity in response to the commands of an authority figure. Obedience to the authority: milgram, shocking study, milgram"s experiments re-visited (2007) Internalization stage: consolidation stage, these reduce attentional capacity. Power distance: power distance refers to the tendency to see a large distance between those in the upper versus lower parts of a social structure, high: mexico, guatemala. Cultural differences: meta analysis indicated that obedience ranges from a low of 16% among female students in australia to 92% in the netherlands. Obedience and individuals differences: personal characteristics related to obedience:
