Social Psychology Experiments

Lapiere-Attitudes

Attitudes don’t always predict behaviors; establishments that serves a Chinese couple letter said they would refuse such service

Festinger+Carlsmith- Cognitive dissonance

changing behavior can lead to a change in attitude

Rosenthal+Jacobson-Self fulfilling prophecy

positive attitude can change another’s behavior

Sherif- superordinate goals

intergroup prejudice can be reduced working toward a superordinate goal

Darly+Latane-Bystander effect

the more people who witness an emergency, the less likely to help

Asch-Conformity

people don’t contradict groups, more than 70% conformed to an obviously wrong answer

Milgram-Obedience

people tend to listen to authority figures but compliance decreased when more contact with victim

Zimbardo-roles, deindividaulization

college students playing guards and the roles can lead to deindividualization