social influence # Flashcards
Asch research limitation
artificial situation
- Demand characteristics
Fiske - groups werent groupy, didnt resemble everday life
- dont generalise everday life
Asch research limitation 2
limited application
American men- women may be more conformist, concerned about being accepted
-USA, individualist culture
-china collectivist culture = conforming is higher
Aschs research strength
Lucas
- maths problems , easy - hardest
-ppt conformed ( wrong questions) when questions were harder
interalisation
personal genuinely accepts the group norms
- permanent
identification
public change for groups but we dont privately agree
complicance
going along with others
-privatley not changing our personal opinions
NSI - strength
Asch
- interviewed ppts, felt self conscious of giving the correct answer, afraid of disapproval
-ppt wrote answers down = 12.5%
NSI - limitation
Naffilators - concerned about being liked by others
McGhee and Teevan -students who are naffilators are more likely to conform
ISI- strength
Lucas - maths problem
Zimbardo - stregth
control over key variables
-emotianlly stable students were picked randomdly
-ruled out individual personality differences
internal valdity
Zimbardo- limiation
Banuazizi and Movahedi
- ppt were play acting , stereotypes of how prisoners and guards are
-guard- cool hand luke
counterpoint
MCdermott
90% conversations were about prison life
prisoner 416- believed it was real but ran by pschologist
Milgram- Strength
French documentary
-game of death
-ppt paid to give fake shocks to other ppts ( actors)
-80% delievered maximum of 460 volts
-ppts behaviour identical , nervous biting, nail biting
Milgram- limitation
Orne and Holland
- ppts play acting, didnt believe
Perry-
