What does social loafing, social facilitation and
deindividuation have to do with the Stanley Milgrim experiment?...
What does social loafing, social facilitation and
deindividuation have to do with the Stanley Milgrim experiment?
Define the concepts, then relate them to the experiment.
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Stanley Milgram experimented on the obedience. In which he
proved that individuals obey the order from strangers also. in the
experiment experimenter informed the respondent that the experiment
was going to be study the effect of punishment on learning. he made
teams of two people. one of them was the teacher and other was
learner. he gave the authority to teacher that if learner made
errors then he could give the electric shock (as punishment) the
learner.
The participant who was playing the role of teacher, asked to
increase the intensity of the shock. 65% of the participant
followed the full instructions and they obeyed the order
completely.
Social loafing- When an individual performs an activity as a
member of large group. In this situation the member of group feel
less responsible for any activity.
Social facilitation- When an individual performs alone in the
presence of other people. In this situation the the individual work
hard and doesn't expect help from other people.
Deindividuation- In this situation the individual loss his/her
self- awareness in the group.
In this experiment, the performance of the participant can also
be measure in the presence of the group, the study could also
reflect if the group involvement also has been done.
The effect of presence of group on the obedience can be
study.
If the participant is performing following the order as the
member of group, and what is the intensity of their obedience.
Have you ever engaged in a little social loafing?
Have you ever lost your head and been caught up in a group's
destructive action
Have you ever felt peer pressure to act more in accordance with
the behavioral norms of a group?
What does it mean to be a macro social worker? A micro social
worker? Do these differentiations have any real meaning? If not,
why is this language used when referring to the social work
profession?