Obedience

Why do we conform and obey? Describe a scenario in which you were persuaded to do something that you did not really want to do. (

Obedience and Conformity “Conformity is going along with the crowd” (Chapter 9, pg. 310). “Like obedience, conformity has had a bad reputation among social psychologists, and this stems in part from influential early studies that depicted people doing foolish, irrational, or bad things in order to conform” (pg. 310). Why do we conform and obey? […]

Explain how knowledge related to social psychology and personality will assist in better understanding and assessing individual, group, or societal behavior.

Writing Assignment The purpose of this assignment is to apply information you have learned related to social psychology and personality when assessing individual, group, and societal behavior to gain a deeper understanding of human behavior and thinking. This will assist in being better equipped to interact with individuals from different cultural backgrounds and who have […]

Using evidence from Chapter 3 of your textbook, as well as the American Psychological Association’s Ethical Principles and Code of Conduct, discuss two (2) ways in which research ethics were violated in one (1) of these studies.

Discussion Post Review the two classic psychology studies (Milgram’s Obedience to Authority and Zimbardo’s Stamford Prison Experiment) under Readings and Resources. Using evidence from Chapter 3 of your textbook, as well as the American Psychological Association’s Ethical Principles and Code of Conduct, discuss two (2) ways in which research ethics were violated in one (1) […]

Explain how these groups are able to form and strive Prevalence – statistics which explain the number of incidences or number of groups in existence.

Choose a social issue relating to one of the below groups: Terrorist Groups Law Enforcement Gangs Sororities /Fraternities – Hazing Black Panthers Military Human Trafficking Pimps / Prostitution Ku Klux Klan In your paper you must include information pertaining to each of the following: Explain how these groups are able to form and strive Prevalence […]

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