首页
登录
职称英语
A new study uses advanced brain-scanning technology to east light on a topic
A new study uses advanced brain-scanning technology to east light on a topic
游客
2024-05-11
10
管理
问题
A new study uses advanced brain-scanning technology to east light on a topic that psychologists have puzzled over for more than half a century: social conformity.
The study was based on a famous series of laboratory experiments from the 1950’s by a social psychologist, Dr. Solomon Asch.
In those early studies, the subjects were shown two cards. On the first was a vertical line. On the second were three lines, one of them the same length as that on the first card.
Then the subjects were asked to say which two lines were alike, something that most 5-year-olds could answer correctly.
But Dr. Asch added a twist. Seven other people, in cahoots with the researchers, also examined the lines and gave their answers before the subjects did. And sometimes these confederates intentionally gave the wrong answer.
Dr. Asch was astonished at what happened next. After thinking hard, three out of four subjects agreed with the incorrect answers given by the confederates at least once. And one in four conformed 50 percent of the time.
Dr, Asch, who died in 1996, always wondered about the findings. Did the people who gave in to group do so knowing that their answers were wrong? Or did the social pressure actually change their perceptions?
The new study tried to find an answer by using functional M.R.I. scanners that can peer into the working brain, a technology not available to Dr. Asch.
As in Dr. Asch’s experiments, many of the subjects caved in to group pressure. On average, Dr. Berns said, they went along with the group on wrong answers 41 percent of the time.
"We like to think that seeing is believing, but the study’s findings show that seeing is believing what the group tells you to believe."
The implications of the study’s findings are huge, Dr. Berns said.
In many areas of society—elections, for example, or jury trials—the accepted way to resolve conflicts between an individual and a group is to invoke the "rule of the majority." There is a sound reason for this: A majority represents the collective wisdom of many people, rather than the judgment of a single person.
But the superiority of the group can disappear when the group exerts pressure on individuals, Dr. Berns said.
The unpleasantness of standing alone can make a majority opinion seem more appealing than sticking to one’s own beliefs. [br] Dr. Asch failed to find out ______.
选项
A、the number of subjects who caved in to group pressure
B、the reason why some subjects caved in to group pressure
C、whether the subjects who caved in to group pressure knew the right answer
D、whether the subjects were psychologically healthy
答案
C
解析
见文章第6段,Dr.Asch并不知道受试者在压力下感觉生异还是明知答案不对也顺从。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3593042.html
相关试题推荐
Ahandfulofcash-richcompaniesareconsolidatingpowerinthetechnologyi
Ahandfulofcash-richcompaniesareconsolidatingpowerinthetechnologyi
Ahandfulofcash-richcompaniesareconsolidatingpowerinthetechnologyi
Thetechnologyinnewautomobileschangessorapidly______________(以至于今天的车比五年前
Whydoweinvestsomuchhopeinnewtechnologyandwhyarewesodisapp
Whydoweinvestsomuchhopeinnewtechnologyandwhyarewesodisapp
Whydoweinvestsomuchhopeinnewtechnologyandwhyarewesodisapp
Whydoweinvestsomuchhopeinnewtechnologyandwhyarewesodisapp
Whydoweinvestsomuchhopeinnewtechnologyandwhyarewesodisapp
Whydoweinvestsomuchhopeinnewtechnologyandwhyarewesodisapp
随机试题
MoviesarethemostpopularformofentertainmentformillionsofAmericans
Thefactthatwecanalwayswritenewsentencestoexpressournewideasisago
Videorecordersandphotocopiers,eventicketmachinesontherailways,ofte
下列金属压力加工基本工艺流程正确的是( )。A.原料准备→加热→轧制→热处理→
扩大居民消费必须使居民“有更多钱花”“有钱更敢花”“有钱花得舒心”与之相对应的有
患者,女性,48岁。吞咽困难3个月,现尚能进半流质饮食。查体:锁骨上未触及肿大淋
医院一般环境的处理原则是()。A.以清洁为主 B.以化学消毒为主 C.以灭
患儿男,8岁。因肾病综合征入院,其思想压力较大,针对焦虑制定的护理措施是A.满足
护患关系的中心是A、患者的需求 B、护士的需求 C、医生的医嘱 D、护士与
某石油集团公司拟新建一座石油分厂,合理的平面布置是基本的防火防爆措施。其中,室外
最新回复
(
0
)