Cover -- Social influences -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. Obedience -- Introduction -- Obedience research -- Milgram's experiment -- Criticisms of Milgram's experiment -- Ecological validity -- Internal validity -- Ethics -- Counter-arguments -- Other obedience studies -- Cross-cultural studies -- Field experiments -- Evaluation -- Some explanations of obedience -- Milgram's agentic theory -- Psychoanalytic explanations -- Graduated commitment -- Deindividuation -- Authoritarian personality -- 'Sleepers' -- Binding forces -- Summary -- 2. Conformity -- Introduction -- Mustafer Sherif and informational social influences -- Study -- Evaluation -- Solomon Asch and normative social influences -- Study -- Evaluation -- Informational and normative influences -- Richard Crutchfield -- Crutchfield's study -- Evaluation -- Conformity/non-conformity and physiology -- Factors that may influence the degree of conformity -- Majority size and conformity -- Cultural differences and conformity -- Gender and conformity -- Evaluation of conformity experiments -- Validity -- Ethics -- Historical context -- Explaining the conformity effect -- Compliance -- Identif ication -- Summary -- 3. Independent behaviour -- Introduction -- Counter-conformity and independent behaviour -- Study -- Evaluation -- Independent behaviour and conformity studies -- Study: minority of one -- Evaluation -- Study: independent participant with a partner -- Evaluation -- Study: minority v. majority -- Evaluation -- Ambiguity of task -- Conclusion -- Personality factors in conformity and independence -- Crutchfield -- Evaluation -- Independent behaviour and obedience studies -- Rebellion and obedience -- Disobedient role models -- Independence as a group norm -- Evaluation of independence and obedience studies.

A theoretical explanation of independent behaviour: social impact theory -- Evaluation -- Summary -- 4. Collective behaviour -- Definitions -- Angry and peaceful crowds -- Two early theorists -- Le Bon -- Gabriel Tarde -- Evaluation of Le Bon and Tarde -- Rule-governed mob behaviour -- Football crowds -- Political rallies -- Deindividuation -- Evaluation -- An alternative interpretation -- Social identity theory (SIT) -- Methodological problems -- Summary -- 5. Leadership and followers -- Introduction -- Great person theory -- Evaluation and commentary -- Taxonomies -- Evaluation -- Leadership behaviour -- The Lewin, Lippitt and White study -- Evaluation -- Situational perspective -- Position in the group -- Changing situation -- Communication within groups -- Evaluation of situational explanations -- Leadership style -- Task v. social-emotional specialists -- Evaluation -- The contingency perspective -- Fielder's contingency theory -- Empirical research -- Conclusion -- Criticism -- Followers -- Expectancy effects -- Expectancy confirmation sequence -- Empirical support -- Evaluation -- Summary -- 6. Study aids -- Improving your essay writing skills -- Practice essay 1: Conformity -- Practice essay 2: Leadership -- Key research summaries -- Article 1 -- Article 2 -- Article 3 -- Article 4 -- Article 5 -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.

Social Influences looks at how we perceive ourselves and others and how this can influence our behaviour. It includes stereotyping and prejudice, obedience and conformity, collective behaviour and leadership.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.