Psychology 5

05Discussion Prompt: ConformityA major area of study in Social Psychology is the issue of conformity. Below you will find two video links. The first is from some classic Candid Camera footage. The other is a demonstration of Solomon Asch’s study, but done in a modern setting. In your discussion center, I would like you to address two thoughts. 1) Why does conformity happen, even when we know what is happening is not right; 2) Is conformity always bad (give specific examples)?https://youtu.be/FBa89XhxcTsA major area of study in Social Psychology is the issue of conformity. Below you will find two video links. The first is from some classic Candid Camera footage. The other is a demonstration of Solomon Asch’s study, but done in a modern setting. In your discussion center, I would like you to address two thoughts. 1) Why does conformity happen, even when we know what is happening is not right; 2) Is conformity always bad (give specific examples)?

https://youtu.be/FBa89XhxcTs

https://youtu.be/VgDx5g9ql1g