IntroductionIntroduction
Do you act differently with an individual than you do with a group? Do you speak with you parents in a way that is different from the way that you speak to your friends? Do you sometimes wish that you could be safe and still happy alone because of the pressure to conform to the attitudes and behaviors of your peers?
These are just some of the things that sociocultural psychologists study. In this lesson you will explore why individuals and groups behave the way they do. You will look at the attitudes, conditions of conformity and obedience, and other influences that affect the actions and behaviors of humans. You will also learn about S.E. Asch's work with conformity and Stanley Milgram's work with obedience.
Following successful completion of this lesson, students will be able to:
- Describe how attitudes , conditions of obedience and conformity, and other influences affect actions and shape human behavior, including actor-observer, self-server, social facilitation, social loafing, bystander effect, group think, and group polarization
- Explain the fundamental attribution error
- Critique Stanley Milgram’s work with obedience and S.E. Asch’s work with conformity.
The above objectives correspond with the Alabama Course of Study: Psychology: Objective: 16.
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