Conformity
What is the term for changing your behavior or opinions to match a group?
Conformity
What is the term for following orders or commands from an authority figure?
Obedience
Which psychologist conducted the famous line experiment on conformity?
Solomon Asch
In Milgram’s experiment, what did participants believe they were doing to another person?
Delivering electric shocks
What type of social influence drives conformity when you genuinely believe others have better information than you?
Informational social influence
What type of people are you more likely to obey when they give you instructions?
Authority figures
In the Asch line experiment, what were participants asked to compare?
Lengths of lines
True or False: The teachers in the Milgram Shock experiment were confederates
False
Why might a student agree with their friends’ opinion even when they privately disagree?
To fit in, avoid rejection, or gain social acceptance
Why are people more likely to obey authority figures in certain situations?
They may feel pressure, responsibility is shifted to authority, or authority figures are viewed as legitimate
What did the Asch line experiment demonstrate about human behavior?
People may conform to a group even when the group is clearly wrong
In Milgram’s experiment, many participants continued giving shocks after hearing commands such as “The experiment requires that you continue.” Why?
They felt pressure from authority