Why do people sometimes do bad things just because someone else told them to? And what does the term Groupthink mean? In today’s episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank talks about the ideas of Social Influence and how it can affect our decisions to act or to not act.
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Chapters:
Introduction 00:00
Milgram’s Obedience Experiment 0:31
Social Influence & Conformity 3:22
Asch’s Conformity Experiment 4:08
Cultural Expectations & Normative Social Influence 5:21
Social Facilitation 5:59
Social Loafing 6:19
Deindividuation & Group Polarization 6:51
Groupthink 7:58
Review & Credits 9:06
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Amazing ,thank you crash course 🤩
"Group-thinking" 🤔
Why weren’t people, the press, university professors, pastors, social media, msm, big tech, corporations and politicians recognizing that this phenomenon was taking place in the 2020 riots and during the covid pandemic?
My fear is that now… the general population that would pull the lever, so to speak, would not be 64% as in the Milgram experiment but close to 80 to 90%.
It’s ironic that we live in an age where the emphasis on individuality is so strongly sought after and promoted from ever corner of the globe that we have more than ever before the top down oppression of conformity by those in our society.
had my paper 1 psych mock today and ran out of time to revise social influence but i watched this video last night and i think you saved me
This videos is very well-made. Love it.
i would like some likes and subs
This is why socialism never works
The rookie cops who helped Chauvin kill George Floyd fall into this…according to a report by ABC7 in LA….
“During the arrest, as Chauvin held Floyd down with his knee, Lane asked Chauvin twice whether they should roll Floyd over.
"No, staying put where we got him," Chauvin replied,
"I am worried about excited delirium or whatever," Lane said. And Chauvin replied again, "That's why we have him on his stomach."
Many people would simply follow “authority”…especially if their job depends on it.
The sentence of aichman is really interesting.
We basicly did a show trail for our nation to show that the holicost is as bad as pepole said it is.
You can now add covid19 after you say Chernobyl
Six years later and still our group-think isn't aware of any of this and falls prey to it constantly. Bummer.
Just kidding. Thanks for squeezing valuable info into a well-delivered presentation!
Not bad… Next time, please, talk faster:)
What happens when you become so accustomed to get rejected that it feels weird when a group accepts you?
8:33 DRAGON TAILS???
I like your content, but I get distracted with the speed. OMG. I can't think, my friend.
I believe that a Milgram-experiment-like test is used to evaluate potential math instructors at my university. They have to reach the maximum shock level to get hired.
cant process the information.
The remaining 1/3 in Milgrims experiment may have resisted the coercion WITHIN the experiment, but put them in the real world, invent a 'noble purpose', reward them with money, power, authority, throw in some special conditioning/training and 'team spirit', dehumanize the victim, and add on some penalties for those who dare to dissent – the result is almost total conformity. Its not just the military and police that are subject to this system – its doctors, scientists, historians, academics of all sorts, politicians, the media, etc etc. Principles of ethics and truth are routinely compromised by the need to conform and the fear of being rejected. The top 1% depend on it, and now we are going to pay for it – we are so screwed.
6:45 Is that why USSR fell?
Reminds me of high school
These videos are making me scared of myself…
Wow imagine that came here to do my homework and everything the dude said went right over my head!
i have an exam tomorrow morning lol
cloud strife…tight.
for those who don't know, this guy forgot to point out that actors in an experiment are called confederates. easy mark
Does the tipping point add to minority influence?
3:04 when is used two times
I am watching this for science fair ideas lol (Anybody got any psychology science fair ideas?)
Learned more from this crash course then my entire university psychology class. Have a final today but have a 98 in the class because of this crash course. Thank you.
amazing!
groupthink (lack of individual thought) is the Hallmark of PC culture. PC is self-perpetuating because it forbids solution to the problems it creates, as the solution required would be politically incorrect. PC is a genius ideology that will eventually destroy us and can be blamed on automatic mimicry and normative social influence.
Can someone explain this to me in much simpler words? I am dumb asf I didn't understand a thing.
No no no! Milgrm is obedience to authority, not compliance! They are different in the syllabus
thank you for slowing down. first couple of videos I had to rewind so many times. I have learned so much from him.
He would've had a field day analyzing Joaquin Phoenix's Joker