Social Change

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1. What did Nemeth propose?

  • Minority influence is indirect and delayed, and often seen as uncompromising
  • Social change is majority influence only, not minority influence
  • Minority influence is not very effective because the majority get embarrassed by agreeing with the majority
  • There is a gradual shift to social change
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2. How did Milgram's study support that social change helps people to resist obedience?

  • 35% did not reach 450V
  • When the participants had to put the learner's hand on the plate, they took more responsibility
  • Disobeying confederate reduced the conformity of participants
  • There have been 1000s of participants who have taken part in replications of the original experiment

3. What did Moscovici say about minority influence and social change?

  • Majority influence causes more depth of thought than minority
  • Alternative minority view causes greater depth of thought than the same majority view (as you)
  • Minority influence is the most effective form of influence for social change
  • Minority influence is not very effective

4. What did Bashir propose?

  • Minority influence has no effect on social change
  • People are less likely to agree with minority influence because they associate them with negative stereotypes
  • Minority influence is not very effective
  • Normative social influence and minority influence can never overlap as normative is majority influence only

5. What did Zimbardo say about social change and obedience?

  • The Stanford Prison Experiment's results support social change via conformity
  • Social change via disobedience comes gradually (gradual commitment)
  • Minority influence causes greater depth of thought
  • Social change does not occur from obedience

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