Experiments in Social Psychology

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What were the implications of Asch's Conformity Experiment?

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people sometimes deny their senses to conform with groupthink.

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What were the implications of the Milgram Experiment?

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Many people will blindly follow authority figures.

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What were the implications of the Halo Effect?

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People are often biased toward attractive people.

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What were the implications of Festinger's Cognitive Dissonance Theory?

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People sometimes rationalize their behavior by lying to themselves.

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What were the implications of Elliot's Class Divided Experiment?

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In-groups quickly learn prejudice against out-groups.

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What were the implications of the Robbers Cave Experiment?

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People develop biases because of competition but can overcome them through cooperation.

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What were the implications of Ross's False Consensus Theory?

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People project their ways of thinking onto others.

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What were the implications of Tajfel's Social Identity Theory?

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People are who they are because of the groups in which they belong.

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What were the implications of the Bystander Effect?

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People are less helpful in the presence of others.

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What were the implications of the Stanford Prison Experiment?

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People quickly conform to the social norms of their environment.