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Explore key concepts of social influence, including conformity, obedience, and minority influence. This comprehensive summary covers pivotal studies like Milgram's shock experiment and the Stanford prison experiment, along with theories such as the agentic state and locus of control. Ideal for psychology students preparing for exams or seeking to deepen their understanding of social behavior.

Understanding Social Influence

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Explore the Agentic State and Legitimacy of Authority as key explanations for obedience in psychology. This summary evaluates their strengths and limitations, highlighting critical studies such as Milgram's and Rank & Jacobson's. Understand cultural differences in obedience and the implications of disobedience in hierarchical structures. Ideal for psychology students preparing for exams or assignments.

Obedience Theories Explained

Shannon Walker

evaluation of agentic state and legitimacy of authority

Evaluation of agentic state and legitimacy of authority

Explanations of resistance to social influence, including social support and locus of control

Explore the mechanisms of resistance to social influence through social support and locus of control. This summary covers key studies, including Asch's and Milgram's experiments, and discusses how internal and external locus of control affects conformity and obedience. Ideal for psychology students seeking to understand the dynamics of social behavior.

Defying Social Influence

Theodora Li

explanations of resistance to social influence, including social support and locus of control

resistance to social influence

Resistance to social influence

Explore the relationship between authoritarian personality traits and obedience in social psychology. This summary covers key findings from Adorno et al. (1950) and Milgram's research, highlighting the origins of authoritarianism, its characteristics, and critical evaluations of the F-scale. Ideal for psychology students studying social influence and obedience research.

Authoritarian Personality & Obedience

Erica 

obedience: dispositional explanations

Obedience: Dispositional explanations

Explore the key social-psychological factors influencing obedience, including Milgram's experiment, agentic state, legitimacy of authority, and binding factors. This summary delves into research findings, cultural differences in obedience, and real-life implications of authority in social contexts. Ideal for psychology students studying social influence.

Obedience and Authority Dynamics

obedience: social-psychological factors

Obedience: Social-psychological factors

Explore two key criticisms of Zimbardo's Stanford Prison Experiment, focusing on its androcentric bias and ethical concerns regarding participant deception and potential psychological harm. This exam question summary provides essential insights for understanding the limitations of the research in the context of conformity to social roles.

Critiques of Zimbardo's Experiment

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2 criticisms of zimbardos research

Explore a critical evaluation of Asch's conformity experiments, focusing on cultural bias, ethical concerns, and the impact of gender. This summary highlights key findings, limitations, and implications for understanding conformity across different contexts. Ideal for psychology students preparing for exams or discussions.

Asch's Conformity Evaluation

evaluation of asch

Evaluation of Asch

12.1 What is Socia Psychology
Social psychology is the subfield of psychology that studies the power of the situation to influence individuals’ thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Psychologists categorize the causes of human behavior as those due to intern

Ronald Do

Psychology - Chapter 12: Social Psychology

Mind maps summarising the obedience part of social psychology 

Explore key concepts of obedience in social psychology, including Milgram's experiment, agency theory, and the diffusion of responsibility. This summary provides insights into how social influence shapes behavior, supported by critical evaluations and research findings. Ideal for students studying social psychology.

Obedience in Social Psychology

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Megan Parsley

mind maps summarising the obedience part of social psychology 

psychology obedience mind maps 

Psychology obedience mind maps 

isi and nsi as explanations for conformity

Explore the strengths and weaknesses of Informational Social Influence (ISI) and Normative Social Influence (NSI) as explanations for conformity. This evaluation covers key studies, including Asch's experiments, and discusses individual differences in conformity behavior. Ideal for students preparing for psychology exams.

Conformity, Compliance, and Obedience

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