PSY220H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6 - 11: Heredity, Pained, Intern Academy
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What is conformity: conformity = good or bad, western culture: conformity leans on the bad side, north american and european describe conformity with negative labels; submission , Ex// wearing neckties to formal events despite hating them: obedience: compliance to an explicit command, acceptance: sincere, inward conformity. Ex// joining millions of others in going to the gym because we"ve all been told that exercise is healthy and we accept it as fact. What are the classic conformity and obedience studies: studies involve mini social worlds, chapter will discuss three main studies: sherif"s, asch"s and milgram"s studies. Experimental realism : results are startling because there are no consequences, punishments or rewards involved. You have no other choice; you must go on: the results, 65% of participants went all the way to 450 volts, those who stopped usually did so around 150 volts when learner was especially erratic. 2: 25% fully complied, women"s results similar.
