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The Sherif Study

The Sherif Study. Autokinetic effect - what is it? Bringing people together in a group Let them make estimates together What do you observe?. Results of Sherif Study. The Sherif Study - Extensions. Variations in the basic study Tested a year later Transmission of beliefs

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The Sherif Study

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  1. The Sherif Study • Autokinetic effect - what is it? • Bringing people together in a group • Let them make estimates together • What do you observe?

  2. Results of Sherif Study

  3. The Sherif Study - Extensions • Variations in the basic study • Tested a year later • Transmission of beliefs • Suicide and Suggestibility

  4. Conformity in Suicide Attempts # of Suicide Attempts

  5. Asch Study • Influenced by World War II • Introduced unambiguous stimuli • Confederates gave the wrong answer • Observed subjects responses

  6. Stimuli in Asch Study

  7. Reactions of Participants in the Asch Study

  8. Extensions of the Asch Paradigm • Variations on the basic experiment • Non-consensus in confederates

  9. Effect of One Dissenter in the Asch Paradigm

  10. Extensions of the Asch Paradigm • Variations on the basic experiment • Non-consensus in confederates • Group Size

  11. Effect of Group Size in the Asch Paradigm

  12. Reasons for Conformity • Sources of Influence • normative influence • informational influence

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