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Social Psychology: Social Influence and Social Influence in Everyday Life

Delve into social psychology post-WW2, exploring how individuals' thoughts and behaviors are shaped by the presence of others. Investigate social influence, conformity, and obedience through classic studies.

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Social Psychology: Social Influence and Social Influence in Everyday Life

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  1. Social Psychology: Social Influence and Social Influence in Everyday Life AQA A Unit 2

  2. WW2 has just ended. What questions will psychologists want to answer?

  3. Would you have taken part? Is observing and doing nothing taking part?

  4. Objectives: To investigate what social psychology is. To explore the aims of social influence research and some of the classic studies of social influence. http://vimeo.com/18608588

  5. Social Psychology ‘An attempt to understand and explain how the thoughts, feelings, and behaviours of individuals are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others’ Allport (1968) Social Influence = Obedience & Conformity

  6. Ψ Social Influence Ψ

  7. Ψ Conformity Yielding to group pressure A type of social influence that involves a change in behaviour or belief as a result of real or imagined group pressure. Ψ

  8. Ψ Minority Influence A type of social influence when a persuasive minority exerts pressure to change the attitudes, beliefs or behaviours of the majority. Ψ

  9. Ψ Obedience A type of social influence that involves a change in behaviour which results from a direct order or command from a perceived authority figure. Ψ

  10. Ψ Why do people conform Normative social influence Informational social influence Ψ

  11. Ψ Normative social influence Because you want to be liked or respected by other members of the group This involves people changing their public but NOT private opinion (public acceptance) Ψ

  12. Ψ Informational social influence Because you believe in and trust the knowledge or judgement of others This involves people changing their private and public opinion (private and public acceptance) Ψ

  13. Ψ Why do people conform? People might conform because of Informational Influence Normative Influence Because you believe in the knowledge or judgement of others Because you want to be liked or respected by other members of the group This involves people to change their private and public opinion (private and public acceptance) This involves people to change their public but NOT private opinion (public acceptance) A change in behaviour and/or beliefs to match others as a result of real or imagined (but unspoken) group pressure. Ψ

  14. http://vimeo.com/61349466

  15. Ψ A 1 2 3 Comparison Lines Standard Line Asch (1951) Example of stimulus material used in Asch’s experiments on conformity Ψ

  16. Ψ Asch expt http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq7xb9F0g_I&feature=related

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