The sociality of people

In this video we discuss the sociality of people. We will discuss the principles of social learning, imitation, norms and conformity.In the following exercise, we want you to consider how to model norms.

The videos mentioned in the video are the following:

• Tom Hanks in Cast Away
• The chimps banana and ladder experiment
• The classic Asch experiment

Frank Zappa by Discreet Records via Wikimedia

Have you ever encountered a situation where you followed the group, despite your personal opinion or preference being different? How did that feel? Do you have (historical) examples of how conformity to the group may cause problems? And can you come up with an example of how following the norm can be beneficial? Please share with other learners in the discussion section.