Thursday, October 12, 2017
Social Conformity
In global we have learned about social conformity, which is where an individual changes there mindset to match others point of views. Humans do this to fit into a group and be accepted, cause if they were to stand out they would be judged and critic. We watched a documentary where there was a test subject along with several other actors. Here the actors would all give the same answer wrong or right, and when the subject was asked and answered correct he was shammed, while if he answered the same he was accepted. This case study showed how humans shift their beliefs to socially be accepted by others.
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Yes this is an interesting concept. Mr. Stewart has asked us to accept the concept social conformity because if we don't, we will be even more likely to fall for it. However, I believe that since we have been educated about this concept, people that have taken global will have a better chance of being an individual rather than just conforming to a group. At least I hope so
ReplyDeleteYeah I also thought that this was pretty interesting because I can for sure relate to this concept. There have been a few times where my mind was changed to fit in and act normal in the group. I believe that it is human nature to want to fit into groups and avoid the consequences and obstacles that come along with being shunned, excluded and judged because of seeming like an outlier.
ReplyDeleteI found this to be a very interesting concept as well – clearly, it's human nature to do the same as others. I feel that most people are scared to speak or act differently due to the fear of being ostracized by the rest of their peers.
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ReplyDeleteI believe that it is just human nature to want to not be singled out and excluded. There is also the fact that people have feelings, and that everyone craves some form of external attention.
ReplyDeleteI also found this very interesting. I think that humans tend to follow a "pack" mentality, and belonging somewhere brings a certain level of comfort to humans.
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