Social Psychology University of Alabama阿拉巴马大学社会心理学.pptVIP

Challenge! Go home and think... no really THINK about what you saw in class today. Ask yourself would I have went all the way in Milgrams or Zimbardo’s experiment? Why would I have ... why wouldnt I have? What psychological factors would I have fallen victim to? Think about the way your answers to the above questions should change the way that you think next time you hear a news story in situation with powerful effects... Stop yourself from taking the easy way out... Social Psychology The tremendous power of the situation.... What is Social Psych? Branch of psychology concerned with the personality, attitudes, motivations, and behavior of the individual or group in the context of social interaction. Power of The Situation Todays Agenda: Obedience to authority Conformity Stanford prison experiment (power of the situation; roles; authority) Categories of Social Influence Obedience - changing one’s behavior in response to a directive from an authority figure Obedience to Authority Stanley Milgram Participants thought that they were shocking participants Would the participants in Milgrams study have shocked to the limit if: Milgram had not been present A 5-year old were giving the orders There were two people and one stopped Why Did They Do It? “I was just following orders” The situation had a strong effect Evidenced by the varying results when manipulating situational variables Most likely a combination of both the situation and the individual Synergistic affects Milgram Replication Could it happen today? Would people still go all the way today? If so, what does that say about the mechanism that is causing the behavior? What does this say about human nature? Are we all evil? Categories of Social Influence Conformity - changing one’s behavior to match the responses or actions of others (not necessarily due to pressure) Which line on the right matches the one on the left? Conformity Conformity: yielding to social pressure Solomon Asch and the Line Studies (1950