Psych 101 (Thursday, March 16, 5th Period)

[romanywitch]

Jenny is sitting at the desk, laptop in front of her and sign-in sheet in front of the desk.

"Okay, guys, sign in, sit down, and take a look. We're going to start prepping for our final project, which is experimental design. So today? We talk about an experiment."

On a projection screen in the front of the classroom is this image.

"Read through your handout on the Asch Conformity Experiment, and then start talking about a few things:

Check out the study in the handout. What do you think you would have done in the situation? Be honest with me. Not everyone in this school is a rugged nonconformist.

Next week? The scientific method."

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Comments

Sign-In

[romanywitch]

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Re: Sign-In

[stykera]

Stark signs in.

Re: Sign-In

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

Elizabeth signs in.

Discussion - Asch Conformity Experiment

[romanywitch]

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Re: Discussion - Asch Conformity Experiment

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

Elizabeth read the handout, frowning slightly. "I'd say what I thought was correct," she said. "I prefer to come to my own conclusions independantly, and I don't tend to succumbe to peer pressure."

Re: Discussion - Asch Conformity Experiment

[stykera]

"I don't know. Not really. I want to say I would say what I thought, but I don't know if that is really true. If I thought something might happen if I didn't agree, I might agree, just to avoid trouble."

Re: Discussion - Asch Conformity Experiment

[romanywitch]

"Why would you think something would happen?" asked Janet.

Re: Discussion - Asch Conformity Experiment

[stykera]

Stark shrugged. "Something always happens."

Re: Discussion - Asch Conformity Experiment

[romanywitch]

"Every time? Without fail?" Jenny frowned. "Sounds more like a behavioral experiment then."

After Class

[romanywitch]

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OOC

[romanywitch]

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Re: Discussion - Asch Conformity Experiment

[romanywitch]

"A whole bunch of people wouldn't," said Jenny. "Which I? Find kinda surprising. But I'm not always a follow the crowd type."

Re: Discussion - Asch Conformity Experiment

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

"People don't like to be different," Elizabeth said simply. "You get treated differently if you are."

Re: Discussion - Asch Conformity Experiment

[romanywitch]

"Tell me about it," said Jenny, her smile wry. "So what if you're part of a smaller group, say, and used to being treated differently? You think that's gonna change the results?"

Re: Discussion - Asch Conformity Experiment

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

"Yes, because you're less likely to conform. But also, you're more noticable in a smaller group than say, an entire school."

Re: Discussion - Asch Conformity Experiment

[romanywitch]

"Good answer," said Jenny. "Personal experience, observation, or just really good guess?"

Re: Discussion - Asch Conformity Experiment

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

"Experience," Elizabeth said briefly. She then grinned slightly. "Besides, sometimes it's just fun to disagree with the rest of the group. Makes for a much interesting tutorial."

Re: Discussion - Asch Conformity Experiment

[romanywitch]

Jenny blinked. She wasn't used to high school students talking about group dynamics in such a complex fashion. "That it does," she said.

Re: Discussion - Asch Conformity Experiment

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

Elizabeth smiled sweetly at Ms Calendar, but didn't offer any further explanation.