Social Conformity Scale

For new inmate, the bus ride to prison, the processing at the prison reception center, and the belittling shouts from the inmates are all part of the early stage of what is known as prisonization (Clear, Cole, Petrosino, Reisig, 2015). It is the process whereby newly institutionalized individual are introduced to and come to accept prison lifestyles and criminal values; the learning of convict values, attitudes, roles, and even language (prison argot) (Schamelleger, 2001). The new inmates gradually learn the set of rules of conduct that reflect the

The need for another personality test seems small. Personality tests have been in use in American since 1943 when the Meyers Briggs was first published (OPP, 2015). The field is now very diverse. With the Meyers Briggs and Smalley’s Animal Types on one end to What Star Wars Character Are You? On the other, these tests run the gambit from serious to funny, and then on down to time wasters. To really prove your usefulness, a new test must fill a niche in the market. Something only your test can provide. However the 34 vaguely worded themes give no great bit of detail to really

women has increased significantly, increasing at a rate double to the rate of male incarceration since 1980 (Covington & Bloom, 2006). Braithwaite, Treadwell and Arriola note that incarcerated women have historically been a forgotten population, and despite the rapid growth of the population, their needs have continued to be ignored (2005). In addition to the stigma that comes with being or having been incarcerated,

Many individuals is faced with the decision of conforming or choosing personal desire, and it is not an easy decision. It is hard because being shunned by others for being different is not a good feeling. Choosing to conform over personal desire, often leads to loss. On the other hand, personal desire is what sets others apart and gives them joy. In the poem, “The Jackhammer Syndrome”, Al Purdy discusses the good and bad memories he has experienced. He goes through his memories of when he had fun and made mistakes, but he reflects on what he could have done better. The author of “The Jackhammer Syndrome informs against choosing the welcoming joy of conformity over the long-term gains of personal desire. Making the decision to pursue conformity over personal desire may seem easy at first, but if the choice is to conform, the joy it gives will not last. Making the decision to pursue conformity over personal desire Conformity may seem to give joy at first, but it does not last. When Al is playing pool with his brother, he wants to win badly, but losses. However when he did not care to win, Al wins! Conforming can lead to loss but personal desire has much to gain. If the choice is to conform, personal identity may be lost. In my life, I recognize several instances in which I found several similarities between Al and myself. I have made decisions that were not always good ones such as swimming across long distances with friends.

& Bender, K. (2009). Effects of correction-based programs for female inmates: a systematic review. Research on Social Work Practice, 21(1), 15-31. doi: 10.1177/1049731509352337

Male prisoners also continue to make up the majority of the prison population. However, women prisoner rates have been on the rise and have exceeded that of male growth rates since 1995. In fact, due to the increase of the women prison population, various issues have arisen which require women to be treated differently from men. Such issues correctional facility’s face because of this increase include program delivery, housing conditions, medical care, staffing, and security (American Corrections, 2016). These problems are in part due to the different social and economic differences women are faced with in prison and while preparing for their release back to society.

Conformity is a concept that has been heavily researched in the field of social psychology. Conformity is defined as a change in behavior, beliefs, and attitudes due to group pressure perceived as real (encompassing the presence of others) or imagined (encompassing the pressure of social standards) (Myers, 2010, p. 192). The concept of conformity is a powerful influence on the tendency for people to arrange their thoughts, perspectives, and ideas with others, especially when in a group. This takes away from a person’s individuality because they want to feel accepted by others and therefore, a person will accomplish this basic need of approval through conforming.

All questions on the examination will come from the lectures (Topics I – X) and the assigned chapters and parts of chapters in the textbook. To help frame the questions for you, they will be organized under the same main headings and subheadings used in the Lecture Notes. The only exceptions will be a few subheadings that pertain to material covered only in the text. Under each heading will be a mix of true-false and multiple-choice questions, and possibly a few analogies, with all answers to be recorded on a scantron sheet. Along with

Design 1: Research to find the effects of online testing on test-anxiety would be done by using 150 undergraduate students in an introductory psychology course. The reason I would use this sample size is to give my experiment statistical power and a class size of 150 is realistic on a large college campus. All students would come from the same course to make their scores comparable. Over the course of the semester four exams would be given to the students. On the first day of class, a TAI test would be given to all participants to rate their levels of test anxiety. Students’ scores would put them into one of three categories: low test anxiety, moderate test anxiety, or severe test anxiety. Students will provide ID number so that their information can be tracked. From then, all students would be split equally (75 participants in each) into two groups by random assignment. The first group, Group A, would take the 1st and 3rd tests online while taking the 2nd and 4th tests in-person. Group B would take the 1st and 3rd tests in-person while taking the 2nd and 4th tests online. Students test scores would then be compared to see if there are any within-subject exam score differences. Giving the students more than one test in each condition helps reduce the

Participants/Subjects of experiment one: Seventy-one male and female undergraduates. .A11 had taken psychological tests approximately 2 weeks earlier.

Solomon Asch tested conformity at Swarthmore College in 1951 by putting a participant in a group of people whose task was to match line lengths. Each individual was expected to announce which of three lines was the closest in length to a reference line. But the participant was placed in a group of actors, who were all told to give the correct answer twice then switch to each saying the same incorrect answer. Asch wanted to see whether the participant would conform and start to give the wrong answer as well, knowing that he would otherwise be a single outlier.

Discovering ones strengths is an important process that every young adult should strive to achieve, that is why I was excited to take the Gallup Strengthfinder Assessment. This test aims to highlight each individual’s unique assets, which is possible by completing a short evaluation. Then the poll produces the top five signature themes out of thirty-four possible options. Like many, I was very eager to learn something new about myself. This came as no surprise once I received my test results which are closely related to knowledge.

Introduction: The topic of this research is to look at and understand the development of norms and the effects of roles, labels, and social expectations in certain environments. The purpose of this study is to show the mental stress that prisoners could endure while being institutionalized. In addition, the roles that prison guards have and the possibility of the exploitation of power shown by those in leadership roles in American prisons. The study that we would perform is like the controversial and infamous Stanford Prison experiment which was conducted by Philip Zimbardo in the summer of 1971 and is still being talked about today.

This allowed Asch to observe how the choices of the subject differed when placed under peer pressure. The results showed that 75% of the subjects chose the incorrect answer on at least one question although some of the data may be off because of experimental error. Although the experiment may have seemed successful, many people criticize the way it was performed. Some argue that the participant types may have made the data unreliable. The study was composed of mainly young males who were very impressionable to the others thoughts.

Research carried out by Jennings (1950) studied 400 girls in an American correctional facility. He found that the most popular girls were the ones who helped others by protecting, supporting and encouraging them (Cardwell, Clarke, & Meldrum, 2002).