Crutchfield’s Experiment

Experimentation: CRUTCHFIELD

Aim

Observe the effect on private to public conformity

Method:

• Participants placed in booths of their own in a private atmosphere
• Asked to agree and disagree
• Aware of answer of others too – after they had been manipulated by the experimenter

Results

Conformity changed depending on task

Conclusion

Conformity varied depending on the task. This suggests that difficulty was a factor, regardless whether it is public or private.

Social Norms

• Behaviour within society
• What we follow.
• Patterns of behaviour of certain group

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