SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
CONFORMITY AND OBEDIENCE
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Question
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most people will obey orders, even when it harms others
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conformity can lead to obedience
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morality is more important to people than being obedient
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most people prefer social acceptance than to be correct
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Detailed explanation-1: -The experiments revealed the degree to which a person’s own opinions are influenced by those of a group. Asch found that people were willing to ignore reality and give an incorrect answer in order to conform to the rest of the group.
Detailed explanation-2: -The experiment concluded that people conform for two main reasons: they want to fit in with the group (normative influence) and because they believe the group is more informed than they are (informational influence).
Detailed explanation-3: -Solomon Asch-Conformity Experiment Asch (1951) devised what is now regarded as a classic experiment in social psychology, whereby there was an obvious answer to a line judgment task. If the participant gave an incorrect answer it would be clear that this was due to group pressure.
Detailed explanation-4: -What did the Asch line length study show? The Asch line length study showed that people can be influenced by an interest to assimilate. They may change their beliefs and behaviors in order to fit in with a group.