Psychology 382 - Psychology of Social Influence:Conformity,Norm Formation,Obedience,and Resistance

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Bard College

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Half a century has passed since the pioneering works of Solomon Asch and Muzafer Sherif, and 40 years since the profound and controversial investigation of Stanley Milgram. During the intervening years and extending to the present, social psychologists have learned much about the facts and dynamics of conformity, norm formation, obedience, and resistance to social influence. Investigators still explore the conditions under which each behavioral form is either maximized or minimized, and many theories have been formulated in an attempt to provide a comprehensive understanding of the behaviors under scrutiny. This conference is designed primarily for moderated psychology majors who have considerable background in reading original contributions to the social science literature. Students make multiple class presentations drawn from the body of research on each topic and from attempts at theory designed to understand social influence processes. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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