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Briefly outline findings from studies of majority influence (conformity) and consider the value of such studies.
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Psychology Essay Lorraine Yates 'Most studies of majority influence (conformity) have been carried out in labs and thus might not tell us much about the way people conform in the real world.' Briefly outline findings from studies of majority influence (conformity) and consider the value of such studies. Conformity or majority influence as it can also be called is a form of social influence where people adopt the behaviours, attitudes and values of other members of a group. Crutchfield and Zimbardo both set out to study the issue of majority influence. However, they both had different methods of doing so and both came out with different findings. Crutchfield used an efficient and ethical study; it was much more practical because more participants could be tested quickly on a large variety of tasks Studying conformity in private meant that the study was more ethical because they were not put in an embarrassing situation. Although, like in...
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