Social Influence

Question 1

Milgram

Answer 1

Aim-Milgram wanted to see how far people would obey an unreasonable order.
Method-40 men believed to give shocks to a learner depending on answers.
Results- predicted low shocks but they gave a lot higher.
Conclusion- people are prepared to obey quite extreme orders if they think the person giving the orders has authority

Question 2

Obedience

Answer 2

Obedience is following orders of someone we believe to have authority

Question 3

Bickham

Answer 3

Uniform affects likely hood of obedience
Actors dressed formal and informal
80% formal
40% casual
Uniform increases the sense of person having authority

Question 4

Why are we obedient

Answer 4

Legitamate authority 
Socialisation
No responsibility
Buffer
Gradual commitment

Question 5

Conformity

Answer 5

A change In a persons behaviour or opinion as the result of group pressure

Question 6

Asch

Answer 6

To know whether people are influenced by other people’s opinions to give an answer they knew to be wrong, in this way it would be possible to see if people were conforming.
Method- 4 diff sized lines asked which line matched test line
When people gave wrong answers, some people copied rather than obviously correct answer.
Clearly demonstrated conformity if they didn’t want to give oppisite answer to the majority of group

Question 7

Deindividuation

Answer 7

The state of losing our individuality and becoming less aware of our own responsibility for our actions

Question 8

Factors affecting Deindividuation

Answer 8

Being able to hide ones identity
Wearing a uniform
Part of a group

Question 9

Zimbardo

Answer 9

See if people in a city act n a more antisocial way to in a town

Question 10

Diffusion of responsibility

Answer 10

In a group of people there is less need for the individual to act because some else who is present could also do something

Question 11

Social loafing

Answer 11

Putting less effort into doing something when you are with others doin the same thing

Question 12

Latane et al

Answer 12

Aim- to see whether being in a group would have an effect on how much effort participants put into a task

Question 13

Factors effecting social loafing

Answer 13

Size of the group you are In
Nature of the task you are performing
The culture of which you belong to

Question 14

Piliavin

Answer 14

To see if the appearance of the victim would influence helping behaviour
Actor collapsed on a trai

Question 15

Batson et al

Answer 15

To discover if the similarity of a victim to the bystander will affect whether or not they receive help
If a match In personality would stop you giving shocks to someone
More participants were prepared to take place of the women they thought to be similar
More likely to offer help if they r similar, because we feel more empathy

Question 16

Latanne and dorley

Answer 16

To see if people are Less likely to react in an emergency when there are others present
Participants in 3s questionaire in 3s or alone, then smoke began pouring into the room
75% of sittin alone went to get help but only 38% when in a group
If there are others it will make u less likely that u will react in an emergency

Question 17

Bystander empathy

Answer 17

Doing nothing in an emergency when someone I. Need of help

Question 18

Altruism

Answer 18

Helping someone without thinking of yourself sometimes at great cost

Question 19

Social influence

Answer 19

The effect other people have on our behaviour. This included conformity, obedience and social loafing for example

Question 20

Socialisation

Answer 20

The way we are raised to behave and the things we are taught to accept as normal

Question 21

Empathy

Answer 21

Being able to put yourself in someone’s else’s position psychologically and understand how that person is feeling