{"id":5,"date":"2021-06-24T15:34:10","date_gmt":"2021-06-24T19:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/psych2330\/?p=5"},"modified":"2022-03-30T19:18:44","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T23:18:44","slug":"social-influence","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/psych2330\/chapter\/social-influence\/","title":{"raw":"Module 1: Social Influence","rendered":"Module 1: Social Influence"},"content":{"raw":"<h1>Instructor Notes<\/h1>\r\nThis module focuses on the social influence that leads individuals, sometimes against their will, to adopt and adhere to the opinions and behaviours of others. We will consider both conformity and leadership.\u00a0We\u2019ll look at the potential benefits of conforming to others but also consider the costs of doing so. And we will also consider which people are most likely to conform.\r\n\r\nThis week contains a number of \"Major Points\" with videos and discussion and assignment prompts to support the topics. This chapter contains an abundance of content. As an instructor, you will want to choose just 1 or 2 videos and perhaps just a few of the \"Major Points\" to cover and meet the learning outcomes of your course. You may wish to reference the \"<a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/psych2330\/front-matter\/how-to-use-this-resource\/\">How to use this Resource<\/a>\" section for ideas on how to tailor your course offering.\r\n<h1>Readings<\/h1>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/socialpsychology\/part\/chapter-7-influencing-and-conforming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chapter 6: Influencing and Conforming<\/a>\u00a0in <a href=\"https:\/\/open.bccampus.ca\/browse-our-collection\/find-open-textbooks\/?uuid=66c0cf64-c485-442c-8183-de75151f13f5&amp;contributor=&amp;keyword=&amp;subject=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Principles of Social Psychology \u2013 1st H5P International Edition<\/a>.\r\n<h1>Teaching Materials<\/h1>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"#majorpoints\">Major Points<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"#videos\">Selected video presentations<\/a> (choose 1 or 2)<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"#discussion\">Class Discussion<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h1>Student Tasks<\/h1>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"#discussion\">Online Discussion forum<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"#assignment\">Assignment: Conformity<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Chapter Quiz (<a href=\"https:\/\/open.bccampus.ca\/browse-our-collection\/ancillary-requests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Available upon request<\/a>)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><a id=\"majorpoints\"><\/a>Major Points<\/h1>\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--sidebar textbox--key-takeaways\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Key Takeaways<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\n\r\n<strong>Bonus Tip:<\/strong> You can find the Key Takeaways in a green textbox at the bottom of each chapter page in the textbook.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Power of the social situation<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Mere presence of others\r\n<ol type=\"a\">\r\n \t<li>Social facilitation<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Social inhibition<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Social loafing<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Bystander effect<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Deindividuation\r\n<ol type=\"a\">\r\n \t<li>Zimbardo\u2019s Stanford Prison Experiment<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Anonymity and decreased awareness<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Conformity: Social norms\r\n<ol type=\"a\">\r\n \t<li>Asch\u2019s Line Experiment<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Minority influence<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Situational determinants of conformity<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Normative and Informational pressure<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Persuasion\r\n<ol type=\"a\">\r\n \t<li>Source, Message, Audience<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Central and Peripheral routes of persuasion<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Obedience\r\n<ol type=\"a\">\r\n \t<li>Milgram\u2019s\u00a0 \u201cshocking\u201d experiment<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Factors determining level of obedience<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h1><a id=\"videos\"><\/a>Videos<\/h1>\r\n<h2>YouTube<\/h2>\r\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VtbKK0R-E-I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Asch\u2019s Conformity Study<\/a>\u00a0by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCvUaJXrusV0goElodYj0x3g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parker Bourassa<\/a> is licensed under a <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/3.0\/legalcode\">CC BY 3.0 License<\/a>.\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'GFS Neohellenic', sans-serif; font-size: 0.83em; font-weight: bold; word-spacing: normal;\">(4:23)\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\r\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VtbKK0R-E-I\r\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WoFmPh4ethQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Stanford Prison Experiment<\/a>\u00a0by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCCiC42ouJPbjfVWRQC8t_MA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GoodpixelProductions<\/a>\u00a0is licensed under a <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/3.0\/legalcode\">CC BY 3.0 License<\/a>.\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'GFS Neohellenic', sans-serif; font-size: 0.83em; font-weight: bold; word-spacing: normal;\">(13:40)<\/span><\/h3>\r\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WoFmPh4ethQ\r\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BtjvQ35EsgE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Milgram Obedience Study<\/a>\u00a0by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC-FZvuoPx1q8jV5qazJHd0Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iqbal Baryar<\/a> is licensed under a <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/3.0\/legalcode\">CC BY 3.0 License<\/a>.\u00a0 (9:53)<\/h3>\r\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BtjvQ35EsgE\r\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QXDv2OwF0qI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Major Experiments in Social psychology<\/a>\u00a0 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCnwHPZ3_kHuV2Ry6zbjy1fg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn Some<\/a> is licensed under a <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/3.0\/legalcode\">CC BY 3.0 License<\/a>. (14:07)<\/h3>\r\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QXDv2OwF0qI\r\n<h2>National Film Board of Canada<\/h2>\r\nThe following video, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfb.ca\/film\/captive_minds_hypnosis_and_beyond\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Captive Minds: Hypnosis and Beyond<\/em><\/a> is available to educators. Create your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfb.ca\/education\/campus\/\">CAMPUS<\/a> account to generate a link to the National Film Board of Canada. The video is also embedded below on this page.\r\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfb.ca\/film\/captive_minds_hypnosis_and_beyond\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">'Captive Minds: Hypnosis and Beyond'<\/a>, <a title=\"more films by b'Pierre' b'Lasry'\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfb.ca\/directors\/pierre-lasry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">'Pierre' 'Lasry'<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfb.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">provided by the National Film Board of Canada<\/a>\u00a0is available for <a href=\"https:\/\/help.nfb.ca\/important-notices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">non-commercial use and classes under 150 participants<\/a>. (55:48)<\/h3>\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.nfb.ca\/film\/captive_minds_hypnosis_and_beyond\/embed\/player\/\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>\r\n<h2>Ted Talks<\/h2>\r\n<h3>Phillip Zimbardo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/philip_zimbardo_the_psychology_of_evil?utm_campaign=tedspread&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=tedcomshare\">The Psychology of Evil<\/a>\u00a0is licensed under a <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/4.0\/\">CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International License<\/a>. (22:58)<\/h3>\r\n<div>\r\n<div style=\"max-width: 854px;\">\r\n<div style=\"position: relative; height: 0; padding-bottom: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/philip_zimbardo_the_psychology_of_evil\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h3>Nicholas Christakis: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/nicholas_christakis_the_hidden_influence_of_social_networks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hidden Influence of Social Networks<\/a> is licensed under a <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/4.0\/\">CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International License<\/a>. (17:59)<\/h3>\r\n<div style=\"max-width: 854px;\">\r\n<div style=\"position: relative; height: 0; padding-bottom: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/nicholas_christakis_the_hidden_influence_of_social_networks\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h1><a id=\"discussion\"><\/a>Discussion<\/h1>\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--examples\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Examples<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\n\r\nWatch the TED Talk \u201cThe hidden influence of social network\u201d. The speaker gives several examples of human traits which are affected by the social networks; e.g., obesity, happiness. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/nicholas_christakis_the_hidden_influence_of_social_networks\">https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/nicholas_christakis_the_hidden_influence_of_social_networks<\/a>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Think of an attribute you believe is least affected by our social network.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Post this on Discussion Forum providing your reasons why you believe it is the least affected trait<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Respond to TWO other posts indicating if you agree or disagree and why<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h1><a id=\"assignment\"><\/a>Assignment<\/h1>\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--exercises\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Assignment: Conformity<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\n\r\nThink of two examples in your life when you conformed\u2013 went along- with the false majority, knowing fully well that you really did not want to.\u00a0Integrating past psychological experiments and theories, briefly outline psychological factors that may explain why you conformed.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h3>Content Attributions<\/h3>\r\nThe instructor notes are adapted from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/socialpsychology\" rel=\"cc:attributionURL\">Principles of Social Psychology - 1st International H5P Edition<\/a> by Dr. Rajiv Jhangiani and Dr. Hammond Tarry which is licensed under a <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/\" rel=\"license\">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License<\/a>.","rendered":"<h1>Instructor Notes<\/h1>\n<p>This module focuses on the social influence that leads individuals, sometimes against their will, to adopt and adhere to the opinions and behaviours of others. We will consider both conformity and leadership.\u00a0We\u2019ll look at the potential benefits of conforming to others but also consider the costs of doing so. And we will also consider which people are most likely to conform.<\/p>\n<p>This week contains a number of &#8220;Major Points&#8221; with videos and discussion and assignment prompts to support the topics. This chapter contains an abundance of content. As an instructor, you will want to choose just 1 or 2 videos and perhaps just a few of the &#8220;Major Points&#8221; to cover and meet the learning outcomes of your course. You may wish to reference the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/psych2330\/front-matter\/how-to-use-this-resource\/\">How to use this Resource<\/a>&#8221; section for ideas on how to tailor your course offering.<\/p>\n<h1>Readings<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/socialpsychology\/part\/chapter-7-influencing-and-conforming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chapter 6: Influencing and Conforming<\/a>\u00a0in <a href=\"https:\/\/open.bccampus.ca\/browse-our-collection\/find-open-textbooks\/?uuid=66c0cf64-c485-442c-8183-de75151f13f5&amp;contributor=&amp;keyword=&amp;subject=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Principles of Social Psychology \u2013 1st H5P International Edition<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h1>Teaching Materials<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#majorpoints\">Major Points<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#videos\">Selected video presentations<\/a> (choose 1 or 2)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#discussion\">Class Discussion<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Student Tasks<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#discussion\">Online Discussion forum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#assignment\">Assignment: Conformity<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Chapter Quiz (<a href=\"https:\/\/open.bccampus.ca\/browse-our-collection\/ancillary-requests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Available upon request<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><a id=\"majorpoints\"><\/a>Major Points<\/h1>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--sidebar textbox--key-takeaways\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Key Takeaways<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<p><strong>Bonus Tip:<\/strong> You can find the Key Takeaways in a green textbox at the bottom of each chapter page in the textbook.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ol>\n<li>Power of the social situation<\/li>\n<li>Mere presence of others\n<ol type=\"a\">\n<li>Social facilitation<\/li>\n<li>Social inhibition<\/li>\n<li>Social loafing<\/li>\n<li>Bystander effect<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Deindividuation\n<ol type=\"a\">\n<li>Zimbardo\u2019s Stanford Prison Experiment<\/li>\n<li>Anonymity and decreased awareness<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Conformity: Social norms\n<ol type=\"a\">\n<li>Asch\u2019s Line Experiment<\/li>\n<li>Minority influence<\/li>\n<li>Situational determinants of conformity<\/li>\n<li>Normative and Informational pressure<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Persuasion\n<ol type=\"a\">\n<li>Source, Message, Audience<\/li>\n<li>Central and Peripheral routes of persuasion<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Obedience\n<ol type=\"a\">\n<li>Milgram\u2019s\u00a0 \u201cshocking\u201d experiment<\/li>\n<li>Factors determining level of obedience<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h1><a id=\"videos\"><\/a>Videos<\/h1>\n<h2>YouTube<\/h2>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VtbKK0R-E-I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Asch\u2019s Conformity Study<\/a>\u00a0by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCvUaJXrusV0goElodYj0x3g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parker Bourassa<\/a> is licensed under a <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/3.0\/legalcode\">CC BY 3.0 License<\/a>.\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'GFS Neohellenic', sans-serif; font-size: 0.83em; font-weight: bold; word-spacing: normal;\">(4:23)\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"oembed-1\" title=\"Asch&#39;s Conformity Study\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VtbKK0R-E-I?feature=oembed&#38;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WoFmPh4ethQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Stanford Prison Experiment<\/a>\u00a0by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCCiC42ouJPbjfVWRQC8t_MA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GoodpixelProductions<\/a>\u00a0is licensed under a <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/3.0\/legalcode\">CC BY 3.0 License<\/a>.\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'GFS Neohellenic', sans-serif; font-size: 0.83em; font-weight: bold; word-spacing: normal;\">(13:40)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"oembed-2\" title=\"The Stanford Prison Experiment\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WoFmPh4ethQ?feature=oembed&#38;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BtjvQ35EsgE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Milgram Obedience Study<\/a>\u00a0by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC-FZvuoPx1q8jV5qazJHd0Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iqbal Baryar<\/a> is licensed under a <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/3.0\/legalcode\">CC BY 3.0 License<\/a>.\u00a0 (9:53)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"oembed-3\" title=\"milgram obedience study #milgram #stanfordprisonexperiment #philipzimbardo\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BtjvQ35EsgE?feature=oembed&#38;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QXDv2OwF0qI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Major Experiments in Social psychology<\/a>\u00a0 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCnwHPZ3_kHuV2Ry6zbjy1fg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn Some<\/a> is licensed under a <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/3.0\/legalcode\">CC BY 3.0 License<\/a>. (14:07)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"oembed-4\" title=\"Major Experiments in Social Psychology\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QXDv2OwF0qI?feature=oembed&#38;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>National Film Board of Canada<\/h2>\n<p>The following video, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfb.ca\/film\/captive_minds_hypnosis_and_beyond\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Captive Minds: Hypnosis and Beyond<\/em><\/a> is available to educators. Create your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfb.ca\/education\/campus\/\">CAMPUS<\/a> account to generate a link to the National Film Board of Canada. The video is also embedded below on this page.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfb.ca\/film\/captive_minds_hypnosis_and_beyond\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;Captive Minds: Hypnosis and Beyond&#8217;<\/a>, <a title=\"more films by b'Pierre' b'Lasry'\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfb.ca\/directors\/pierre-lasry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;Pierre&#8217; &#8216;Lasry&#8217;<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfb.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">provided by the National Film Board of Canada<\/a>\u00a0is available for <a href=\"https:\/\/help.nfb.ca\/important-notices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">non-commercial use and classes under 150 participants<\/a>. (55:48)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nfb.ca\/film\/captive_minds_hypnosis_and_beyond\/embed\/player\/\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Ted Talks<\/h2>\n<h3>Phillip Zimbardo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/philip_zimbardo_the_psychology_of_evil?utm_campaign=tedspread&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=tedcomshare\">The Psychology of Evil<\/a>\u00a0is licensed under a <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/4.0\/\">CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International License<\/a>. (22:58)<\/h3>\n<div>\n<div style=\"max-width: 854px;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; height: 0; padding-bottom: 56.25%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/philip_zimbardo_the_psychology_of_evil\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Nicholas Christakis: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/nicholas_christakis_the_hidden_influence_of_social_networks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hidden Influence of Social Networks<\/a> is licensed under a <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/4.0\/\">CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International License<\/a>. (17:59)<\/h3>\n<div style=\"max-width: 854px;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; height: 0; padding-bottom: 56.25%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/nicholas_christakis_the_hidden_influence_of_social_networks\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1><a id=\"discussion\"><\/a>Discussion<\/h1>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--examples\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Examples<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<p>Watch the TED Talk \u201cThe hidden influence of social network\u201d. The speaker gives several examples of human traits which are affected by the social networks; e.g., obesity, happiness. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/nicholas_christakis_the_hidden_influence_of_social_networks\">https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/nicholas_christakis_the_hidden_influence_of_social_networks<\/a><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li>Think of an attribute you believe is least affected by our social network.<\/li>\n<li>Post this on Discussion Forum providing your reasons why you believe it is the least affected trait<\/li>\n<li>Respond to TWO other posts indicating if you agree or disagree and why<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1><a id=\"assignment\"><\/a>Assignment<\/h1>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--exercises\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Assignment: Conformity<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<p>Think of two examples in your life when you conformed\u2013 went along- with the false majority, knowing fully well that you really did not want to.\u00a0Integrating past psychological experiments and theories, briefly outline psychological factors that may explain why you conformed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Content Attributions<\/h3>\n<p>The instructor notes are adapted from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/socialpsychology\" rel=\"cc:attributionURL\">Principles of Social Psychology &#8211; 1st International H5P Edition<\/a> by Dr. Rajiv Jhangiani and Dr. Hammond Tarry which is licensed under a <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/\" rel=\"license\">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":120,"menu_order":1,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[48],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-5","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry","chapter-type-numberless"],"part":3,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/psych2330\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/5","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/psych2330\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/psych2330\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/psych2330\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/120"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/psych2330\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/5\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":282,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/psych2330\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/5\/revisions\/282"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/psych2330\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/3"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/psych2330\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/5\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/psych2330\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/psych2330\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=5"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/psych2330\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=5"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/psych2330\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=5"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}