Most of the subjects discovered they were more likey to obey authority figures than they might have expected and most went through a type of self-discovery. Even though they found something new about themselves, Baumrind suspects that not all of the subjects wanted this self-discovery because they all probably felt guilty after they found out they would obey an authority figure to the point of harming another person. According to Baumrind, the setting is another reason Milgram’s experiment was flawed. She says that because the experiment was done in a laboratory, the subjects were more prone to obey the experimenter than if they would have been elsewhere (Baumrind 330). Baumrind was also concerned with the subjects and how they were after the experiment.
Introducing an ally who resisted the majority caused conformity levels to drop sharply (5%). The presence of an ally makes an individual feel more confident and better able to stand up to the majority. Asch also discovered that people are better able to resist pressure to conform if the decision has a moral dimension. For Asch’s participants, the costs of conforming were not particularly great given the insignificance of the task. However if the behaviour is judged as immoral such as joining others in cheating there is less evidence of conformity as the costs are perceived as greater.
Solomon Asch came up with majority influences which means being surrounded by other individuals can sometimes change your behave and opinions. People do act certain ways to fit in with others even though they have no interest in doing it they do it to make friends and socialize. The disadvantage of this theory is that it only focuses on some of the behaviours of an individual and doesn’t not cover all the human behaviours for example the influences biological has on behaviour. The other psychological approach I will be explaining is the biological approach. This refers to the biological aspects of behaviour and the hereditary material passed from parents to the offspring at the conception.
People encounter different situations in their lives; however, they do have one similarity. No matter what type of situation it is, it is necessary that we know what we are doing and that we make the right choice. In many cases, people tend to have fun at the moment and not consider the consequences, which often cause them to regret after realizing what they have done. This is quite common among people because there is this part in human minds called Id tat tends to seek for pleasure. However, there is also another part called Ego that works contrary to what the Id does.
The presence of others affects our behaviors through influence. Peer pressure being the best example of this. Through peer pressure our peers influence us by encouraging use to change our attitudes, behaviors, and beliefs in order for us to conform to the group norm. A person who is influenced by peer pressure may not want to actually be a part of the groups or associate with them and as such change their behavior accordingly to the group behavior when around that group. A person may change his or her attitudes and behaviors when around social groups in order to feel accepted even if they don’t particularly believe in the group behaviors.
Nonetheless its a very cruel way of practice. Also this leads to more serious matters such as a major loss of self esteem and this can reduce their ability to develop and maintain a sense of identity . As a social care worker, you must protect the rights and promote the interests of service users and carers. This includes: 1.1 Treating each person as an individual; 1.2
Being that the subjects were financially handicapped, they willingly agreed to be tested for “bad blood.” Overall, this study was wrong morally. Even though some are being compensated now, it does not excuse the fact that many people died while treatment for the disease was
However, in Fahrenheit 451 Beatty describes conformity as a positive aspect of society – he argues that conformity in behavior prevents violence and jealousy by restricting the gifted and talented people from their ability to excel, which is good in a way because then the others won‘t feel bad. However, the real problem in the situation Beatty describes is not the exceptionally bright child (when he is trying to show Montag the uselessness of books) but the group of people of those who submit to it. Unfortunately, this very situation occurs repeatedly in our society today. People who choose not to conform may be persecuted by the groups of people who submit into censorship, and through that act of persecution the people reinforce conformity of
Looking back knowing what I know now I cantbelieve I thought that shamming out was ok. I let everyone down. I made my leadership look bad even though they teach me and show what the right thing to do is every day. I let everyone down. Although I did make the mistake I now know why it is so important.
It is believed that the authoritarian technique is difficult to be used in group hypnotherapy sessions (Hadley and Straudacher, 1996), as well as permissive screeds. It is also likely that within the group, some may respond more effectively to an authoritarian induction and others may prefer a permissive