Individual differences were important in this variation as those who were more confident were less likely to conform. A limitation of Asch’s study is whether it is valid or not. Asking students to judge the length of lines is an insignificant task. On a more important task, conformity is likely to drop Asch’s findings may only tell us about conformity in special circumstances and the study also lacks mundane realism. Having said this, the study was still well controlled and systematic.
His field theory states that "one’s behavior is related both to one’s personal characteristics and to the social situation in which one finds oneself." LEWIN"S CHANGE THEORY His most influencial theory was his model of the change process in human systems. Kurt Lewin theorized a three-stage model of change that is known as the unfreezing-change-refreeze model that requires prior learning to be rejected and replaced. Lewin's theory states behavior as "a dynamic balance of forces working in opposing directions. " CONCEPTS Driving forces Driving forces are forces that push in a direction that causes change to occur.
2. Those with a high internal locus of control are more likely to assume that their efforts will be successful. They are more active in seeking information and knowledge concerning their situation. 3. Hard to work as a group.
While fringe members were more inclined to recognize that they had made fools of themselves and to put it down to experience, committed members were more likely to re-interpret the evidence to show that they were right all along. When someone is forced to do something they really don't want to do, dissonance is created between their cognition and their behavior. Forced compliance occurs when an individual performs an action that is inconsistent with his or her beliefs. The behavior can't be changed, since it is already in the past, so dissonance will need to be reduced by re-evaluating their attitude to what they have done. This prediction has been tested
To begin, simply stating that person perception is more complex than object perception solely based on the inclusion of emotional factors does not do the thought justice. It is vital to comprehend just what factors of emotion and behavior are present in order to understand to what extent they influence the perception. For instance, Kenny discusses the importance of stability in the distinction between object and person perception. Simply stated, "an individual's behavior changes when he or she is with different interaction partners," (18). In essence this means that a person's perception of another person tends to be more stable and involved based on our instinctual analysis of a person's behavior.
This paper presents a study on the progress of project management. Descriptions of projects from 2000 and 2008 are studied. The study concludes that the field of project management is moving ahead. Project team members are more knowledgeable about project work, project objectives are more clearly expressed, project organization is more appropriate, most work processes are improved, and team members experience project work as rewarding and are more motivated for future projects. However, the project results are not fully satisfactory.
Motivating Change There are two related tasks which need attention for this process to be successful. The first is creating readiness for change and the second is overcoming resistance to change. 1. Creating readiness for change - Before people are ready to change they must experience a dissatisfaction with the status quo. There are three methods
Which can be full of bias sometimes. The disadvantages of a group debate are: Different attitudes – when working in a group everyone will have a different attitude from your own, and sad to say these personalities can clash sometimes when members of that group have a different point of view on how to get things done, amongst other things. Can only slow the group down by lost time due to debating on how, when, and whose going to do certain task. No freedom – it’s no longer based on what you think solely as a person, but what the group thinks as a whole that matters. In other words the choice is no longer yours to
More ideas. The more different people are in a team or company, the more ideas are generated. Quantity of ideas is of course, not the same as quality of ideas, but the more ideas there are the better the chances of extracting good ideas from them. Diversity in the workplace creates a large knowledge pool to extract information from. * 2.
Their lives are more planned and thus have more direction. They have better problems solving skills and are consequently better equipped to handle everyday decisions. * Another trend noticed, is that children of educated parents are more likely to receive an education and have higher cognitive development, than children of uneducated parents. * Educated people are in a better position to contribute more positively to society and even towards the planet, as they understand the implications of their choices and actions. Why do we need to be Educated?