How did Orlando 's mock psychiatric study support Zimbardos findings. Conformity: Yielding to group pressure The influence a group has over an individual Reffered to a majority influence Compliance is a form of social influence Following the majority even if views arnt shared to fit in Conformity is a unambiguous task Informational social influence Identification in conformity Comformity to assigned roles Individuals alternate their general behaviour and opinions both privately and publicly. Being a member of a group is highly desirable.
First, peer influence makes you make decisions you may not believe in. Social influence is in which a person changes their behavior to be more in line with the behavior of their friends, and social selection.” (Titkov 2). In the story, The Other Wes Moore,
In chapter 6 I learned more on how social influence impacts our everyday relations. There are three levels of social influence and they are by conformity, compliance and obedience. The first section talks about conformity, and it is the lowest level because we voluntarily adapt our behavior to match others. Now there are two variations or reasons outlined by the book to conform to those around us and they are “normative social influence,” and “informational social influence”. The former is our response to feel a greater sense of belonging in the group while the second deals more with us trying to be right by sometimes going with what others say to be right too.
This experiment consisted of a roaster of students who were enrolled to either act as guards or inmates in an imaginary prison setting. This was to test the behavior of humans when put in a non-restrictive authority position over someone with lesser power through labeling. This experiment was set to last for two weeks, but by the sixth day, the guards had become so abusive to the ‘inmates’ that Zimbardo was forced to end the experiment early. Some of the fake inmates had to leave the experiment even earlier due to the abuse they received. After the experiment, almost all the students who participated as guards felt guilty about their actions.
While the family spent time in the internment camp, watches began to break and calendars had been inaccurately marked. Therefore, the family found difficulty trying to keep their own timeline in order. The children would forget how much time they had spent at the camp, and eventually come close to forgetting if they had ever had a life outside of the camp. Losing time while in confinement is not uncommon. In an experiment performed by Philip G. Zimbardo, a professor of psychology at Stanford University, men were given the assignment to act as leaders of a group of prisoners and as prisoners.
Situational effects and personality come into conflict when discussing behavior. Personality is someone’s “usual pattern of behavior, feelings, and thoughts” (Twenge, 2017, p.20). It remains constant throughout different situations, but some situations can be stressful enough to make a person act out of character. The transition between a person’s normal personality and behavior to a more evil, sinister behavior fascinates a man named Philip Zimbardo, who conducted the infamous Zimbardo Prison Experiment, or Stanford Prison Experiment (SPE). Zimbardo is an American psychologist at Stanford University and the mastermind behind the 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment (The Story).
Stanford prisoner experiment is one of the interesting movies because The study has received many ethical criticisms, including lack of fully informed consent by participants as Zimbardo himself did not know what would happen in the experiment (it was unpredictable). Also, the prisoners did not consent to be 'arrested' at home. ( McLeod, 2017) A situation-centered approach, in contrast, focuses on factors external to the person, to the behavioral context in which individuals are functioning. Although human behavior is almost always a function of the interaction of person and situation, social psychologists have called attention to the attributional biases in much of psychology and among the general public that overestimates the importance
Zimbardo offered $15 per day for two weeks to take part in the experiment. The experiment was held in the basement of Stanford University Psychology building; they turned it into a mock prison. To begin the experiment Zimbardo interviewed over 70 applicants and done testing on each to eliminate candidates with psychological issues. Only 24 males were chosen to participate in the experiment.
Was Eichmann guilty? Zimbardo argument could place Eichmann as a victim rather than a criminal. A person, victim of the situational forces and the social dynamics in which he was immersed. The same forces that took his agency away, operated in most of the society members who did or did not. But, not everybody was put on trial, only those who were assumed to be the more responsible were judged.
Social process theory has several subdivisions including: social control theory, social learning theory and social reaction (labeling) theory (will only focus on social control theory). Social control theory insinuates every person has the possibility of becoming a criminal, but most people are influenced by their bonds to society. It contends that individuals obey the law and are less likely to commit crime if they have: learned self-control, attachment (to family, friends, peers, education, etc.), commitment (to school, learning, etc.), involvement (in leisure activities, sports, etc.), and belief (those that are positive). According to social control theory, an individual is more likely to be criminal/deviant if they are detached and alienated (from friends, education, family, etc.),
One of the most infamous experiments conducted in the history of psychology was the Stanford Prison Experiment. The main objective of this experiment was to see what effects would occur when a psychological experiment into human nature was performed. As I read through the material provided, I noticed that my thoughts on the matter were similar to many; that it was a complete failure as a scientific research project. However, his findings did provide us with something much more important that is still being talked about today; insight into human psychology and social behavior.
For example, one study testing the situational role in affecting behavior was done by Philip Zimbardo (1971) in the Stanford Prison Experiment where 22 males were selected depending on their social skills and mental
They were trying to determine if, when everyone was facing the back of the elevator, would the innocent bystander do the same. What they found was that most of the people give in to conformity. It showed how people will change just to fit in. Furthermore, this experiment showed that a person’s own actions can be influenced by
Tolerating Inequality in an Economized World 1. Introduction This essay problematizes the paradox of tolerating intensified amounts of inequality in seemingly democratic nations. A characteristic of contemporary capitalism is that of winners and losers notably displayed in the striking degrees of inequality. It is argued that neoliberalism is the governing rationality that not only generates but also justifies extreme inequalities through appropriated norms.
It showed how normal civilians acted when they were given authority over others. Even the most cordial, intelligent people can take on an evil, machiavellianistic nature when introduced to a dominant role in an individualized setting. This experiment taught psychologists so many things about human behavior and the prison system. It is an event that is taught in classrooms all over the world. While some people question the ethics of the experiment, it paved the way for more understanding as well as the reform of psychological practices
