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psychology mind map homewok - Coggle Diagram
psychology mind map homewok
Conformity – Asch’s Study
Aim: test group pressure
Line judgement task
123 male participants
18 trials (12 critical)
Confederates gave wrong answers
Conformity Factors
Dispositional Factors
Personality
Expertise
Social Factors
Anonymity
Group size
Task difficulty
Obedience – Milgram (Agency Theory)
Agentic state: no responsibility
Autonomous state: personal responsibility
Agentic shift: authority causes change
Evaluation
Supported by research
Can excuse harmful behaviour
Obedience – Adorno (Authoritarian Personality)
High respect for authority
Obedient + prejudiced
Rigid thinking (black & white)
From strict parenting
Evaluation
Biased questionnaire (F-scale)
Ignores social factors