Wednesday, May 04, 2005
Daily Subscriptions
Here's something that i found from one of the daily subscriptions i have
Conformity
Conformity can be defined as adjusting one's behavior or thinking
to
match those of other people or a group standard. There are lots of
reasons why people conform, including the desire/need to fit in or
be
accepted by others and maintaining order in ones life. For example,
when you go to class, do you sit in a chair like other students or
sit in the aisle? Do you face the front of the room like everyone
else or do you sit facing the back wall? Why? Well, according to
Muzafer Sherif (he was one of the most influential conformity
researchers in psychological history), "When the external
surroundings lack stabile, orderly reference points, the
individuals
caught in the ensuing experience of uncertainty mutually contribute
to each other a mode of orderliness to establish their own orderly
pattern." (Sherif, 1996, pp. xii-xiii; cited in Forsyth, 1995).
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just thought that conformity actually has links with gestalt psychology and maybe conformity isn't that bad a thing afterall. Coolness something to think about. =) And another link on
phishing, but this has links to other websites where u can download toolbars to prevent yourself from being a victim of phishing. Very interesting. Protect yourself peeps!!
Unknown at 7:26 pm