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Conformity-Situational or Stable?
How Nice People Get Corrupted
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What Is Conformity?
• Conformity– group pressure
• Compliance – outwardly going along
• Obedience – compliance with direct demand
• Acceptance – believing and acting in accord with social
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Classic Studies
• Asch’s studies of group pressure
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The Tenth Level
• 2 hour made-for-TV movie starring William Shatner….
• The Work of Stanley Milgram• 1. Shock study• 2. Corner Bystanders study
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Classic Studies
• Milgram’s obedience experiments
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What Breeds Obedience?
• The victim’s distance• Closeness and
legitimacy of the authority
• Institutional authority• The liberating effects
of group influence
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Reflections on the Classic Studies
• Behavior and attitudes• The power of the situation• The fundamental attribution error
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What Predicts Conformity?
• Group size• Unanimity• Cohesion• Status• Public response• No prior commitment
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Zimbardo’s Prison Study
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Influences on Conformity
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Influences on Conformity
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Influences on Conformity
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