Discussion Questions – Group #3

2013
02.22

Group #3: Please post your questions here for the following articles

– “Opinions & Social Pressures” p. 726

– “Stanford Prison Experiment” p. 732

Make sure you post two questions (1 question for each article)

5 thoughts on “Discussion Questions – Group #3

  1. amandacushnie
    10:55 pm - 2-23-2013

    “Opinions & Social Pressure” p. 726
    -How often do you not raise your hand in class for an question that you absolutely know the answer to? Are there others fears that we have besides being laughed at?

    “Stanford Prison Experiment” p.732
    -Why do you think the guards that never saw themselves hurting/harassing the prisoners ended up doing just that in the end?

  2. Kaila
    5:56 pm - 2-24-2013

    “Opinions & Social Pressure”
    -Why does it seem easier to fit in with the crowd rather then standing out and being different in a huge group of people?

    “Stanford Prison Experiment”

    -Why is that people react so quickly to a situation or surrounding? Can our brain figure out what is reality?

  3. bennrob
    10:48 pm - 2-24-2013

    “Opinions and Social Pressure”
    – Do you think it is better to stick with the crowd or for you to voice your personal opinion despite what the majority thinks?

    “Stanford Prison Experiment”
    – Would you say it is easy for power to go to a person’s head like with the guards? Or do you think this was just an extreme circumstance?

  4. Kaitlyn Porter
    2:04 am - 2-25-2013

    Opinions and Social Pressures
    If you were a subject in this experiment, would you feel more comfortable saying the answer you know is true or going with the majority to not feel embarrassed or awkward? With your answer, explain why?

    Stanford Prison Experiment
    If you were the experimenter in this study, what is some ideas or things you would change or keep the same to see if you receive different outcomes?

  5. Tamara
    8:58 am - 2-25-2013

    How important is it to you guys to follow your own intuition even if it means standing alone ?

    How did you expect the people in the experiment to react in the situation ? Did the reactions suprise you at all ?

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