conformity - studies✅ Flashcards
📊ASCH:
☆procedure:
what was the aim of the study?
state the procedure to Aschs conformity experiment
how many trials were there in total for each ppt? how many were critical?
- see how social pressures make someone conform to social behaviour
- two cards. 1st card had a standard line, 2nd card had 3 lines
- one of the 3 lines was the same length as the standard line. the pits were asked which one matched
18 trials , on 12 critical trials the confeds gave the wrong answer
📊ASCH:
how many ppl did he study?
how were the groups sorted?
what were the confeds told to do?
123 male undergraduate Americans
each naive ppt was placed in a group of around 6-8 confederates
told to give the wrong answer
📊ASCH:
☆findings:
how many times did the naive ppt give the incorrect answer?
overall, what percentage of ppt did not conform on any trials?
in interviews after what did ppt say wad the reason they conformed?
36.6%
25%
to avoid rejection (NSI)
📊ASCH:
☆variations:
what were the 3 variations he used to further investigate the conditions which lead to the increase in conformity
1- group size
2- unanimity
3- task difficulty
📊ASCH:
☆conclusion:
what type of conformity was most commonly shown?
what explanation were they most likely to experience?
in times of what was ISI shown?
compliance
normative social influence
in times of ambiguity
👮🏻♂️ZIMBARDO:
what was the aim of zimbardos prison experiment in stanford?
aim= to see how ppl conform to assigned roles
see if brutality was dispositional or situational
👮🏻♂️ZIMBARDO:
☆procedure:
how many applicant were there that had mental diagnostic tests?
how many men were selected and why?
how much did the earn daily?
75 interviews to illiminate those with poor health
24 of the most physically and mentally stable men
$15
👮🏻♂️ZIMBARDO:
☆procedure cont…
how was realism heightened for the study?
what clothes items did the guards wear?
ppt were arrested from their homes, strip searched, blindfolded and suede a number and uniform
they wore a uniform, mirrored shades for disguise, they carried handcuffs and a wooden club
👮🏻♂️ZIMBARDO:
☆findings:
what did the Behaviour of the guards become a threat to?
how much was the study cut down by and why?
what were the prisoners forced to do?
threat to prisoners psychological and physical health
lasted 6 days instead of 2 weeks as it was too harsh
whatever the guard told them too. they were forced to battle and harass each other as a reminder they are inferior and being constantly monitored
👮🏻♂️ZIMBARDO:
☆findings cont…
how was the division of social roles highlighted?
how did prisoners started to get after a few days? what did this change too?
how many prisoners had to leave after how many days due to psychological disturbance?
harsh enforcement of rules and punishment for the slightest misdemeanours
started to get restless and swore/shouted alot. this turned into them becoming depressed, subdued and anxious
3 ppts after 3 days
👮🏻♂️ZIMBARDO:
☆conclusion:
what do most ppl conform to in society?
what do the ppl with more power tend to do?
assigned roles
abuse this aurthoritive power, status and mistreat inferiors
👮🏻♂️ZIMBARDO:
list 3 ethical implications with this study?
- lacked integrity (honesty) - ppl weren’t aware of their right to withdraw at any point
- lack of respect and opposed basic human rights…. striped them in their homes
- failed to debrief ppt so deception occurred
