1. Sherif’s Studies of Norm Formation

1. Real Life Applications

2. Asch’s Studies of Group Pressure

3. Milgram’s Obedience Experiments

1. The Ethics of Milgram’s Experiments

4. What Breeds Obedience?

1. Emotional Distance of the Victim
2. Closeness and Legitimacy of the Authority
3. Institutional Authority
4. The Liberating Effects of Group Influence

5. Reflections on the Classic Studies

1. Behavior and Attitudes
2. The Power of the Situation
3. The Fundamental Attribution Error

1. Group Size
2. Unanimity
3. Cohesion
4. Status
5. Public Response
6. No Prior Commitment

1. Personality
2. Culture

1. Reactance
2. Asserting Uniqueness