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Discussion:
Conformity Experiments
Compare and contrast the findings of Solomon Asch’s conformity experiments (1956) and Stanley Milgram’s shocking obedience experiments (1974). In your comparison, also consider the following:
Are there times when it is important not to obey? When is it important to obey those in authority, and when is it important to not obey those in authority?
Because we are human, and therefore prone to sin, is there something about human nature that causes us to conform or obey when we should not?
Do you believe that if all the subjects in either of these studies were Christians the results would be different in some way? How? What do conformity experiments suggest about the people and situations to which we should gravitate?
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