1. Conformity-Situational or Stable?
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2. What Is Conformity? Conformity Compliance Obedience Acceptance
group pressure
Compliance
outwardly going along
Obedience
compliance with direct demand
Acceptance
believing and acting in accord with social pressure
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3. Classic Studies How Nice People Get Corrupted
Asch’s studies of group pressure
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4. The Tenth Level 2 hour made-for-TV movie starring William Shatner….
The Work of Stanley Milgram
1. Shock study
2. Corner Bystanders study

5. Classic Studies Milgram’s obedience experiments
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6. What Breeds Obedience? The victim’s distance
Closeness and legitimacy of the authority
Institutional authority
The liberating effects of group influence
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7. Reflections on the Classic Studies
Behavior and attitudes
The power of the situation
The fundamental attribution error
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8. What Predicts Conformity?
Group size
Unanimity
Cohesion
Status
Public response
No prior commitment
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9. Zimbardo’s Prison Study
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10. Influences on Conformity
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11. Influences on Conformity
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12. Influences on Conformity
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