Obedience and Conformity

Question 1

what is the definition of “group”?

Answer 1

A group is people (two or more) that are aiming to reach a common goal

Question 2

types of power

Answer 2

reward, coercive, information, legitimate, expert, referent

Question 3

definition and example of coercive power

Answer 3

ability to use an unpleasant consequence.

Question 4

zimbardo experiment IV, DV, participants, method, results, ethical issues

Answer 4

IV- what group the participants belong to
DV - the change in behavior
Participants - guards and prisoners’
method- Intended to last two weeks but only went for 8 days. Putting men into groups of guards and prisoners’ to watch the behavior change with status and power.
results - ethical principles were breached and experiment was shut down after 8 days. It found that behavior changed when guards help the power and the identities of the prisoners’ were stripped and seen as nothing.
ethical principals breached- no lasting harm, informed consent right to withdraw and beneficence,