It’s no secret that I am significantly older than the average college freshman. As a twenty eight year old woman, I have spent many nights eating dinner alone or seeing a movie by myself because none of my friends enjoy horror films. This does not imply that I enjoy eating by myself or watching movies alone. Perhaps it’s because I am a very social extrovert, but I definitely prefer the company of my partner or anyone else that can offer a good conversation over dinner rather than sitting all by myself in silence. For a social butterfly such as myself I expected that this experiment to be challenging, but I didn’t expect it to be quite so anxiety provoking.
For this experiment I started my date night with dinner at Waterstone Pizza in Lynchburg. I arrived at their busiest hour, Friday night at 7:00pm and as usual there was a wait, but when placing my name on the wait list the hostess asked me if I would be more comfortable at the bar. She explained that this option would save me a 45-minute wait and I could eat at the bar. For the sake of this experiment I declined the offer and insisted that I wait for a table. The hostess seemed a little stunned and even a little annoyed that a single person would now be occupying an entire table. Her reaction to my request made me feel as though I needed to apologize for being alone. I immediately felt as thought I was a nuisance, despite the fact that I was a paying customer. After nearly an hour of waiting, the hostess (whom I was sitting right next to) finally announced over the intercom “Burke, party of one!” I’m not sure if it was because I was extremely hungry or that the hostess was rude, but I became even more uncomfortable and even a little agitated at this point. I had waited 15 minu...
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...It was far too stressful and uncomfortable for me to enjoy my meal, which is a sin in my book.
The main thing this experiment taught me was just how much the feeling of being singled out changed my behavior and made me more aware of my manners. I wasn’t any more or less polite than I usually am, but I was definitely more uptight in the restaurant when I felt others were watching me. However in the dark movie theater I was able to kick back and relax when I felt there wasn’t anyone watching me. This experiment also solidified that I am a very social and extroverted person. I was literally uncomfortable not socializing in a crowd of people. This experiment would perhaps be more enjoyable for someone like my introverted partner who loves doing everything alone. As for me, I am glad that I had this experience but I definitely don’t plan on repeating it anytime soon.
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I choose to examine the Stanford Prison Study. This experiment was conducted by a famous psychologist named Philip Zimbardo. This study focused on testing if and how quickly individuals would conform to social roles they were assigned. The experiment took place on the bottom floor of the psychology building at Stanford University which was transformed into a mock prison. In order to achieve the appearance of a real prison, the cells included bare walls, limited space, and bared doors and windows. He then selected 21 males from 75 volunteers and appointed them as either a prisoner or a guard.
I think the study was well designed. One change I would’ve like to see is the group situations. It would have been interesting to see how people in one room together would’ve reacted instead of just knowing that others existed. This might have shown how people observed each other while in continuing conflict. The experiment was testing Kitty’s situation but the study should’ve tested some different situations if the same inaction occurred. This being said, I think the study has merit as it provided a valid explanation for bystander
For space-saving purposes I will refer to this paper as the “Rialto Experiment.” The Rialto Experiment began on February 13th, 2012 and ran for a year. In this experiment Farrar wanted to find out if “rational beings, including police officers, [were] unlikely to embrace socially undesirable behavior when videotaped”(3). Almost a thousand shifts were randomly divided nearly equally into two treatment groups. Officers wearing cameras were the treatment group, and officers without cameras were the control group. Over 43,000 police-to-public contacts were documented over the span of one year during the experiment, and Farrar reported that the “findings suggest[ed] more than a 50% reduction in the total number of incidents of use of force compared to control conditions, and nearly ten times more citizens ' complaints in the twelve months prior to the experiment” (8). While his evidence strongly suggests that police cameras would greatly reduce the use of force and citizen complaints, even Farrar acquiesces that the Rialto Experiment did not collect any evidence from the citizens being recorded as to whether they modified their behavior after receiving the information that they were being videotaped. Several studies sourced by Farrar suggest that human beings positively modify their behavior when they are being observed (1-2). Farrar also notes that there may be “ethical considerations”(9) posed,
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...n had over everyone involved has been shown when participants were interviewed months later, and were all extremely surprised about the way they acted during the experiment.
The desire for positive social relationships is one of the most fundamental and universal human needs. This need has a deep root in evolutionary history in relation to mating and natural selection and this can exert a powerful impact on contemporary human psychological processes (Baumeister & Leary 1995). Failure to satisfy these needs can bear devastating consequences on the psychological well being of an individual. These needs might not be satisfied as rejection, isolation, and ostracism occurs on a daily basis to people. Although being ignored and excluded is a pervasive circumstance present throughout history across species, and humans of all ages and cultures i.e the use of Ostracism (the feeling of isolation and exclusion) has been observed in modern cultures (Woods 1978) Schools and academic institutions (Heron 1987) and interpersonal relationships (Williams 2000). Although ostracism can be seen as a social norm the effect this can have on an individual has the potential of being detrimental to individuals including extreme feelings of hurt. Individuals can respond to rejection in different ways ranging from psychologically to behaviourally. Both psychological and behavioural responses to interpersonal rejection posit theories based on the various paradigms used to stimulate ostracism in experimental settings resulting in s the creation of models by the likes of Williams (2007) and Leary (2009).
Everyone unconsciously follows the crowd and obeys until one person steps out to help then they all help. With obedience to authority it’s the same thing of feeling like you have to obey even though what you could be doing is inhumane or hurtful to others. Both of these experiments show people looking to follow and feeling as if they have to conform and do what they are being told whether it be an unconscious/ silent agreement or a spoken
...viour is less with friends, though the people felt they weren’t highly influenced by the others in the room. In 2009 Bill Statham conducted an experiment in which he acted with a small girl like he was going to abduct her. They continuously acted out their scenario while people walked by. Only after several hours did 3 guys chase them down and help the girl, they said they listened to the situation and then took action.
The film A Class Divided was designed to show students why it is important not to judge people by how they look but rather who they are inside. This is a very important lesson to learn people spend too much time looking at people not for who they are but for what ETHNITICY they are. One VARIABLE that I liked about the film is that it should the children how it felt to be on both sides of the spectrum. The HYPOTHESIS of the workshop was that if you out a child and let them experience what it is like to be in the group that is not wanted because of how they look and then make the other group the better people group that the child will have a better understanding of not to judge a person because of how they look but instead who they are as people. I liked the workshop because it made everyone that participated in it even the adults that took it later on realize that you can REHABILITAE ones way of thinking. The exercise showed how a child that never had any RASIZM towards them in the exercise they turned against their friends because of the color of their eyes. The children for those two days got the chance to experience both sides of DISCRMINATION. The children once day felt SEGRIGATED and inferior to the children that were placed in the group with more privilege. Then the next day the children that were placed in the privileged group were in the SEGRIGATED group. The theory is if you can teach a child how to DISCRIMINATE against a person that you can just as easily teach them how not to. Sometimes a person needs to feel what another person feels to understand how they treat people.
With the invention of phones being able to communicate easier with one another and the ability to make plans in order to meet up with friends, we as humans have become dependent on social interactions. As a junior in high school, a perfect specimen for craving social interaction I don’t see the big appeal of socialization. In my childhood, I did love hanging out with my friends, but as I matured throughout the years I began to clearly see that there is nothing special about it. As a perspiring college wrestler, I constantly train throughout the years to become the best I can be. I constantly prepare for the upcoming season to arrive. I plan on experiencing the thrill of walking out onto the mat with the crowd literally in hand reach for as long as possible. The sensation of being in the spotlight in front of everyone as the emotions of myself and the crowd reach into my heart. This is the feeling that I want to preserve. In order to keep this moment cherished my as long as possible, I must focus on the importance of wrestling and leave the interaction aside. Once in awhile, I will hang out with friends, but as of right now I have my priorities set. In addition, I love being alone. I can’t explain the sensation of being alone with oneself. It is not exactly thrilling nor happiness, it's more on the line of inter-connection with oneself. The sense of being alone in solitude is to find your thoughts and understand yourself on a deeper, more intimate level. People are fearful of being alone by themselves, they are scared of what magical views they might think of when left with your own thoughts. Even, by watching television or listening to music just being alone by yourself can go a long way. As a high schooler, I still want to talk to people, laugh with them and smile, but before all of that first, become seduced in the life of
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My breaching experiment involved three social norms. These social norms forced people to be in an uncomfortable situation and make a decision as to how they should react to it. The first social norm I experimented with was sitting next to someone in an uncrowded movie theater. I chose this because of the awkwardness it caused. At all three of my trials, occurring from 1-9 pm, there were over fifty empty seats at Carmike on February 21st. The next social norm I analyzed was sitting in someone’s assigned seat. This was chosen because I felt it would be engrossing to observe the different reactions fellow high school students retaliated with, all being different races. At Liberty High School I took someone’s assigned seat five different times,
We conducted this experiment two times: once at night and the other in the late afternoon. The first group, during the night, consisted of Crance, Curtis, and Medici. The confederates entered the gym five minutes before the experimenter and observed and recorded the reactions of the other patrons. We observed that many people discretely watched the experimenter. When she first walked in, the bystanders at the front ...
It is actually like the example in the notes; I was in an elevator and two people came in and turn backward like not the normal way people stand in an elevator. I just stood there like, “what are you doing?” I was so confused. Then one more person came into the elevator and did the same and by that point I turned around too. One person got off and another on and they at first stood the normal way, but then looked around and also turned. It will always be something I will remember because the fact it is so simple of a change but it felt so wrong to do at the same time. Before taking this class I never thought that could have been an experiment to see what people would do. I kind of want to try it myself to get reactions from people. When they say that groups are powerful influences they aren’t kidding. I could probably think of many more things that I’ve been influenced on by