PSX_512 Human Nature: Key Studies in Psychology
LECTURE 3: Social psychology
Structure of the lecture:
- Definition of social psychology
- Brief history of SP
- Classical studies in SP:
1. Conformity (S. Asch)
2. Obedience (S. Milgram)
3. Prison experiment (Zimbardo)
Conformity in everyday situations: The bystander effect
Experiments on conformity by Salomon Asch:
Experiment on obedience - S. Milgram
Stanford prison experiment (P. Zimbardo):
What to study: