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How can the group influence the thought process of an individual?
Group size—larger groups are more likely to conform to similar behaviors and thoughts than smaller ones. Unanimity—individuals are more likely to conform to group decisions when the rest of the group’s response is unanimous.
What is obedience Social Psychology?
Psychologists have typically defined obedience as a form of social influence elicited in response to direct orders from an authority figure. It is argued that such participants can still be understood as obedient if we consider the implicit demands of the system in which participants find themselves.
What are the principles of conformity in psychology?
Conformity is one effect of the influence of others on our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Another form of social influence is obedience to authority. Obedience is the change of an individual’s behavior to comply with a demand by an authority figure.
Conformity: yielding to perceived group pressure by copying the behavior and belief of others. 2. Compliance: publicly acting in accord with a direct request. 3. Obedience: the performance of an action in response to a direct order.
Why is it important to study how effectively groups make decisions?
Group decisions can also be influenced by group polarization—when the attitudes held by the individual group members become more extreme than they were before the group began discussing the topic. Understanding group processes can help us better understand the factors that lead juries to make better or worse decisions.
What would social psychologist be most likely to study?
What would a social psychologist be most likely to study? the study of how people think about, influence, and relate to other people.
In everyday situations, people obey orders because they want to get rewards, because they want to avoid the negative consequences of disobeying, and because they believe an authority is legitimate. People justify their behavior by assigning responsibility to the authority rather than themselves.
What is unconscious obedience?
Conscious and unconscious obedience Act according to orders from authority. By demonstrating you are complaint you are showing that you are obedient and following orders as instructed.
What makes people compliant?
Being in the immediate presence of a group makes compliance more likely. People are more likely to comply when they believe that they share something in common with the person making the request. The likelihood of compliance increases with the number of people present.
How do you research conformity?
Other conformity experiments that have been performed include:
- Having a group of people stare up at a building.
- Picketing with blank signs and pamphlets for no specific cause.
- When one student leaves the classroom, the teacher has everyone else stand up when the student returns and sits down.
What have psychologists learned about compliance?
People are more likely to comply when they believe that they share something in common with the person making the request. The likelihood of compliance increases with the number of people present. 11 If only one or two people are present, a person might buck the group opinion and refuse to comply.
What can a leader do to make group decision making more effective?
GROUP DECISION MAKING METHODS
- BRAINSTORMING. Brainstorming involves group members verbally suggesting ideas or alternative courses of action.
- DIALETICAL INQUIRY.
- NOMINAL GROUP TECHNIQUE.
- DELPHI TECHNIQUE.
- ADVANTAGES.
- DISADVANTAGES.