Day 2
Conformity Definition: adjusting your behavior or thinking to match a group Chameleon effect refers to our automatic ability to mimic our behavior to match the situation we are in.
2 Types of Conformity Normative: conform to gain approval or avoid disapproval Informational: willing to accept others opinions about reality Conformity Video
Asch’s Experiment Solomon Asch: people will conform their information to match the group - even when the wrong answer is obvious. Asch Video
Milgram Experiment Stanley Milgram - experiment to analyze a person’s response to authority. Milgrim Recreation
Milgram Experiment
Milgram Experiment Obedience was highest when… Person giving orders was legitimate authority figure Supported by a prestigious institution Victim was depersonalized No role models for defiance