Take out What is Conformity? Do Now Straight to your seats. Materials out. Take out What is Conformity? Update agenda: Prepare for Quiz on #18 & #19 (Conformity & Group Influence) Update TOC. 4/27-28 Group Influence #19 Complete today’s Do Now Slip with a small group of 3-4 OR independently. 20-25 minutes…then move to sit in a circle

Use your own words to express the point that Kipling makes in this quote: THINK PAIR SHARE: Paraphrase with your partner. What is the quote SAYING? http://www.kiplingsociety.co.uk/kip_fra.htm Kipling (1865-1936)

Tell why you think someone would express this message: THINK PAIR SHARE: Paraphrase with your partner. What is the quote SAYING?

Agree or disagree with Milgrim’s statement and use details to defend your opinion. “…often it is not so much the kind of person a man is as the kind of situation in which he finds himself that determines how he will act." –Stanley Milgram

Types of Conformity Describe a situation in which a person might use normative conformity. Describe a situation in which a person might use informational conformity. Describe a situation in which a person might use a compliance technique to conform. Describe a situation in which a person might use identification conformity.

Likelihood of Conformity Tell about two factors that increase the likelihood that a person will conform. Tell about two factors that decrease the likelihood that a person will conform.

CNs: Group Influence OBJECTIVE: Summarize four effects that groups have on individual thinking and behavior by taking and finalizing Cornell Notes.

Groups A GROUP IS… 2+ people who interact multiple times, influence each other, and think of themselves as “us” THINK OF YOUR OWN EXAMPLE What is a group you belong to?

I. Social Facilitation Effect Simple Tasks Difficult Tasks People perform familiar tasks better when they are in the presence of other people. Performing new or difficult tasks is made more difficult when other people are present. Psych Dictionary http://www.alleydog.com/glossary/definition.php?term=Social%20Facilitation

TRIPLET’S RESEARCH: Social Facilitation Effect His theory: Competition enhances performance 40 children wind a fishing reel. Some reeled it alone, while others were reeled it in direct competition against another child.  Participants reeling in competition reeled faster than those who had reeled alone. Triplett concluded that working in teams improves performance. Perhaps due to the competition, the audience factor or the fear of looking lazy

ALLPORT’S RESEARCH: Social Facilitation Effect NOTICE: Everyone contributes but at a lesser quality. ALLPORT’S RESEARCH: Social Facilitation Effect Participants work on activities: multiplication, vowel cancellation, and generating counter-arguments to ancient philosophers’ theories. Group enhanced performance on some tasks. More counter arguments were made in the group setting but the quality of the arguments was low compared to that of those who were working alone.

II. Social Loafing The tendency for people in a group to put less effort into a shared task More people involved in the group task  each person thinks they can put in a little less effort, thinking that others will make up for their lack of effort. How does the overall task then appear? When more people are involved in a task, the task is done faster, more easily, and better...right? Not necessarily! NOTICE: Everyone contributes but at a lesser quantity which may result in less quality or no completion.

III. Group Think Janus (1972) "a deterioration of mental efficiency, reality testing, and moral judgment that results from in-group pressures." People overvalue cohesiveness of the group and lose their ability to think independently and make good, sound judgments.

Groupthink overestimating the in group we are in group members want to be in agreement, which results in closed-mindedness leads to decisions that are not always good Examples: Riots & Mob Mentality Mass Suicide Heaven's Gate In group: Agreements: Decisions: Heaven’s Gate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzWpfq103q4

IV. De-individuation ANONYMITY + DIFFUSED RESPONSIBILY + GROUP SIZE People become less of an individual and more anonymous. They feel less responsible for their actions. Loss of some self-awareness and self-restraint when in groups. Larger groups lead to more de- individuation. Diener et al gave trick-or-treaters the opportunity steal candy. When in groups and sure of their anonymity, the stealing went up three times. http://changingminds.org/explanations//theories/deindividuation.htm Have you ever been in a group and acted in a way that was completely out of character for you? How about when you hear on the news that a group of people did something so violent or stupid that you just couldn't believe it?

Connect and Recapitulate When have you experienced or witnessed each of the effects that groups have on the individual? Track your thoughts and recollections in the right margin. Ex: Social Facilitation Effect…Playing California Speed- I lost once and then three more times in a row. Once I figured out how to play and won once, then I was able to tie overall and won a final time. Review by Finalizing Your Notes Highlight key concepts Create HLQs in the left margin Develop a strong summary that captures each concept. Overall, groups make people… Groups lead to…

Prepare Quiz Questions Objective Expectations Create quality questions that may be used on our upcoming quiz by writing them down with a key/answers included. Work along OR in a small group of 3-4 Use Assignments 18 and 19 so that you include conformity and group influence. Create multiple choice, matching, and short response prompts. Ran out of time