Psychology 110
Neil Lutsky, Carleton College:

A. Closing thoughts on psychoanalysis.

B. Social psychology's emphasis on social-situational influence.

II. Research on obedience to authority: Milgram's and others' studies.

A. Basic Milgram condition: _____% obedient.

B. Standard Milgram condition, but no verbal feedback from learner: _____% obedient.

C. Two confederates quit Milgram condidition: ______% obedient.

D. Responsibility shifted Milgram condition: ______% obedient.

E. Free choice Milgram condition: _____% obedient.

F. Contradicting experimenters Milgram condition: _____% obedient.

G. Hofling et al. study of nurses' obedience: _____% obedient.

H. Some obervations on Milgram's results.

1. What are the most important findings of his research?

2. Why do we predict behavior erroneously? The challenge to personality.

3. The nature and power of experiments.

III. Conformity, intimidation, or influence; lemmings, sheep, or rational beings?

A. Conformity as historical? Evidence from the Asch line judgment studies.

B. Conformity as distant? Evidence from Carleton studies.

C. Why do people tend to behave as others do (or lead them to) in social situations?

D. Explanations of obedience: Agency (conformity) or social influence?

IV. Helping behavior research: Classic experiments in social psychology.

A. Latane & Darley group influence study:

_____% report smoke when alone:

_____% report smoke when 2 passive others present

B. Darley & Batson divinity school student study:

_____% high religiosity seminarians help; _____% low religiosity seminarians help

_____% job talk seminarians help; _____% Good Samaritan seminarians help

_____% in a hurry seminarians help; _____% no hurry seminarians help

C. Isen, Clark, & Schwartz:

_____% normal mood helpers; _____% good mood helpers