Social Influence - Zimbardo
Zimbardo (1973) conducted an extremely controversial study on conformity to social roles, called the 'Stanford Prison...
Read MoreZimbardo (1973) conducted an extremely controversial study on conformity to social roles, called the 'Stanford Prison...
Read MorePsychologists have examined dispositional (internal) factors that also contribute to obedience. One particular characteristic...
Read MoreIt’s not just majority influence that people conform to; minority influence can also cause a change in people’s behaviour and...
Read MoreThe power of minority influence: Minorities are essential to change in society. If minorities did not exist and were not...
Read MoreAccording to psychologist Mary Ainsworth, "attachment" may be defined as "an affectional tie that one person or animal forms...
Read MoreTwo studies that are important for you to know and understand were conducted by Harlow (1958) and Lorenz (1935). Make sure you...
Read MorePsychologist John Bowlby is generally thought of as the father of attachment theory. He defined attachment as a "lasting...
Read MoreAinsworth's 'Strange Situation' procedure has had a profound impact within developmental psychology and has become an accepted...
Read MoreThe effect of institutional care was investigated by Hodges Tizzard (1989) in a longitudinal study which followed the...
Read MoreAbnormality can be defined as a deviation from social norms This means that we label people as abnormal if their behaviour is...
Read MoreBeck developed a cognitive explanation of depression which has three components: cognitive bias; negative self-schemas; the...
Read MoreEllis took a different approach from Beck (the cognitive triad) to explaining depression and started by explaining what is...
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