provide the examples of conformity in social psychology under chapter 4
1. Asch conformity experiment: In this classic experiment, participants were shown a line and asked to match it with one of three comparison lines. Unbeknownst to the participant, the other people in the group were confederates instructed to give incorrect answers. Despite knowing the correct answer, many participants conformed to the group's incorrect response.
2. Sherif's autokinetic effect study: Participants were placed in a dark room and asked to estimate how far a dot of light appeared to move. In this ambiguous situation, participants' estimates slowly converged over time as they sought consensus with each other.
3. Milgram obedience study: In this controversial experiment, participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to a confederate under the guise of a learning experiment. Despite the confederate's pleas for mercy, many participants continued to administer shocks when told to do so by the authority figure conducting the study.
4. Public compliance vs. private acceptance: Research has shown that people may conform to social norms in public to avoid social sanctions, even if they do not internally agree with those norms. This distinction between public compliance and private acceptance highlights the complexity of conformity in social psychology.