Question: Select one of the following classic studies in social psychology. While many of these studies are referenced in Social Beings, you may need to do additional research other resources.
• Solomon Asch's (1940, 1956) classic work on normative influence and conformity; sometimes referred to as the Asch effect
• Stanley Milgram's (1965, 1974) research on obedience and the situational variables that make obedience to authority more likely
• Leon Festinger's (1957) study of cognitive dissonance or Festinger and Carlsmith's (1959) work on cognitive dissonance
• Henri Tajfel and his colleague's (1971) work on the impact of minimal groups and ingroup bias
• Muzafer Sherif and colleague's (1961) classic Robbers Cave study, including the concept of shared goals and the contact hypothesis
• Darley and Latane's (1968) study of the bystander effect, including the concept of diffusion of responsibility and the conditions under which people are more or less likely to help
• A different classic social psychology study approved by your course instructor
Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper about a classic study in social psychology that includes the following information:
• A summary of the study and how it was conducted
• An explanation of the study results: What happened? Were there any unexpected findings? What did the authors conclude? What did the results mean, and what are their implications?
• An explanation of how the concept situationism applies to the study results
• Answers to the following questions:
i. Do you think the study results might have been different if the participants were from a different cultural, ethnic, or gender group? How so?
ii. Do you think the results of the study are important and relevant to contemporary society? Explain.