Social Psychology-Theories
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- Created on: 01-03-16 17:15
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- Social Psychology-Theories
- Discrimination- Complying with the demands of others, particularly those in positions of authority.
- Agency Theory-Milgram
- 2 States
- Agentic State-people act as though they're agents for authority figures and take no responsibility for their actions
- Autonomous State- when people act as though they're free to make their own decisions and have free will and therefore take responsibility for their actions
- Evaluation
- Acts of war criminals-Adolph Eichmann
- Can be used to manipulate people
- Ignores dispositional factors e.g. personality
- 2 States
- Social Impact Theory
- I=f(SIN)
- Social Impact=the effects of a group on an individual
- Evaluation
- Mathematical equation=scientific
- Obedience is a behaviour by someone as a response to an individual, not the influence of a group
- Supported by Milgram's rebellious pairs
- Doesn't specifically related to obedience
- Agency Theory-Milgram
- Prejudice-An attitude, usually negative
- Realistic Conflict Theory
- Needs
- Competition
- Two groups of equal status
- Evaluation
- Sherif's robber cave experiment
- Ember and Ember-inter-group hostility between tribes when there's scarce resources
- Tyreman and Spencer-no inter-group hostility between scout groups when there was scarce resources
- Doesn't take into account cultural differences
- Needs
- Realistic Conflict Theory
- Discrimination- Complying with the demands of others, particularly those in positions of authority.
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