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social influence - Coggle Diagram
social influence
situational variables of obedience- features of the immediate social and physical environemtn thatlead to a persons obedience
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situational explanations
the legitimacy of authority- that we are more likely to obey someone with authority legitimised by their position of power abobve us in the social hierarchy
agentic state- the mentality that we are able to conform as we are an agent for an authority figure. This allows us to inhibit our conscience and follow destruictive authority figures.
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conformity- when an individual changes their attitudes or behaviour due to real or imagined pressure from a person or group
aschs baseline procedure: 36.8% of trials were incorrectyl answered 25% of ptts didnt conform atv all
unanimity when there was a dissenter the conformity decreased to a quater of what it had been when they were unnimous majority
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evaluation
- Lewis takes into account individual differences affect conformity like confidence which asch ignores
there is artifical takss leading to demand characterisitics which affect internal valditiy. Also there is low ecological valdiity as fiske says the roup is not groupy so this doesnt represent conformity in real life
- research suppport from LEWIS THAT WHEN tassk were harder the ppts looked at wrong answers and conformed more
low application as all middle class american male so doesnt accoun tofr womens conformity and collectivist culturess conformity
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obedience- when we obey someone of direct authority as they have the power to punish us if we disobey
milgrams baseline procedure: all went to 300 volts. 125% stopped at 300 and 65% went to the maximum 450v. qualitative data is that many experienced signs of stress.
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