Investigation: social influence and interaction by Ella Flanagan-Sjoberg https://padlet.com/eflan01/Investigation_socialinfluenceandinteraction en-us 2018-11-02 01:25:42 UTC 2025-12-23 05:43:57 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/File.png 12 Angry Men, 1957 eflan01 https://padlet.com/eflan01/Investigation_socialinfluenceandinteraction/wish/299644336 The 1957  movie “12 Angry Men” is  an excellent opportunity to see social influence at work. 

The movie shows how   12 members of a  jury  meet, discuss and influence each other in their decision regarding the guilt of a young teenager accused of killing his father. We can see the behaviour, thoughts and feelings of these twelve very different characters,  as they  emerge in the  stressful environment of choosing a young boys future,  in the back drop of a hot and sweltering day. 
]]> 2018-11-02 01:31:04 UTC https://padlet.com/eflan01/Investigation_socialinfluenceandinteraction/wish/299644336 eflan01 https://padlet.com/eflan01/Investigation_socialinfluenceandinteraction/wish/303074054 2018-11-12 00:51:44 UTC https://padlet.com/eflan01/Investigation_socialinfluenceandinteraction/wish/303074054 Conformity and Altruism eflan01 https://padlet.com/eflan01/Investigation_socialinfluenceandinteraction/wish/303074239 Conformity is the behaviour in accordance with socially accepted conventions, and the jury do this by allowing others votes to influence their own whilst Juror#8 shows selfless concern for the well-being of the accused, therefore demonstrating altruism

The first vote is done by a raising of hand to vote for non guilty, initially 6 raise their hands straight away and then another 5 are influenced and conform to the vote. Juror#8 votes 'not guilty' in an act of altruism, he doesn't know if the boy is guilty and therefore wants to have a further discussion with the other jurors. 

]]> 2018-11-12 00:52:45 UTC https://padlet.com/eflan01/Investigation_socialinfluenceandinteraction/wish/303074239 Obedience eflan01 https://padlet.com/eflan01/Investigation_socialinfluenceandinteraction/wish/303074325 The compliance with an order, request, or law or submission to another's authority. 

All jurors obey to the society norm that you have to attend jury duty and serve justice. "If there's a reasonable doubt in your minds as to the guilt of the accused, a reasonable doubt, then you must bring me a verdict of not guilty." The judge then goes on to mention if they do find the accused guilty then they must decide in good conscience, as there will be no mercy and the boy will be given the death sentence. Because the judge is an authority figure the jurors obey his establishment of power and proceed to the jury room to make their verdict.]]> 2018-11-12 00:53:30 UTC https://padlet.com/eflan01/Investigation_socialinfluenceandinteraction/wish/303074325 Compliance eflan01 https://padlet.com/eflan01/Investigation_socialinfluenceandinteraction/wish/303074644 The state or fact of according with or meeting rules, standards, wishes or commands.

Juror #1 organises the voting system and therefore others turn to him for rules, where to sit, etc. He becomes a sort of authority figure within the group, but because he holds no actual authority when the others comply with his statements it is an act of compliance and not obedience. He organises the jurors to sit in order of their numbers around the table and continues to ask 'If that's okay with you gentleman?', demonstrating how he holds no power but is trying to form some sort of organisation within the group. 

]]> 2018-11-12 00:55:48 UTC https://padlet.com/eflan01/Investigation_socialinfluenceandinteraction/wish/303074644 Social inhibition eflan01 https://padlet.com/eflan01/Investigation_socialinfluenceandinteraction/wish/303074788 The conscious or subconscious avoidance of a situation or social interaction. With a high level of social inhibition, situations are avoided because of the possibility of others disapproving of their feelings or expressions.

Juror #5 is from the slums, and fears being judged by the others as they're making judgements of the accused, who is also from the slums. He is avoidant to display the fact that he is from the slums due to the disapproving feelings or expressions from the other jury members. ]]> 2018-11-12 00:57:00 UTC https://padlet.com/eflan01/Investigation_socialinfluenceandinteraction/wish/303074788 social facilitation eflan01 https://padlet.com/eflan01/Investigation_socialinfluenceandinteraction/wish/303074912 The tendency for people to perform differently when in the presence of others than when alone. Compared to their performance when alone, when in the presence of others, they tend to perform better on simple or well-rehearsed tasks and worse on complex or new ones.

Social Facilitation influences the group as they are more likely to perform poorly in the company of others, due to the complexity of the situation. Juror#8 allows the jurors to stop and think about the evidence further and the verdict at hand, therefore improving their performance as a group. ]]> 2018-11-12 00:57:45 UTC https://padlet.com/eflan01/Investigation_socialinfluenceandinteraction/wish/303074912 Group Think eflan01 https://padlet.com/eflan01/Investigation_socialinfluenceandinteraction/wish/303075345 Occurrence within a group of people in which the desire for harmony or conformity in the group results in an irrational or dysfunctional decision-making outcome.

The Jury want to conform to the same answer so that they can go home and be done with the task at hand. Therefore they're more likely to come to a quick judgement that condemns the accused to death. As Juror #8 influences them to have a more considerate deliberation the jury members become more aware of their personal bias' and unpack the evidence further to make a valid and just decision. ]]> 2018-11-12 01:00:39 UTC https://padlet.com/eflan01/Investigation_socialinfluenceandinteraction/wish/303075345 References eflan01 https://padlet.com/eflan01/Investigation_socialinfluenceandinteraction/wish/303076648 IMDb. (2018). 12 Angry Men (1957). [online] Available at: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050083/

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Magnus Research Consultants. (2018). Social Influence in Jury Decision Making - Magnus Research Consultants. [online] Available at: https://magnusweb.com/social-influence-in-jury-decision-making-2/]]> 2018-11-12 01:09:35 UTC https://padlet.com/eflan01/Investigation_socialinfluenceandinteraction/wish/303076648 Bystander Effect eflan01 https://padlet.com/eflan01/Investigation_socialinfluenceandinteraction/wish/303077840 When individuals are less likely to offer help to a victim because other people are present. The greater the number of bystanders, the less likely it is that any one of them will help

The bystander effect is not an obvious element in this film, as they're all taking action to vote for guilty and non guilty. Though, it appears to be present when Juror#7 and Juror#12 are ambivalent between their votes and decisions, they tend to change them conforming to the vote and overall for their selfish intent on going to the baseball game, or being liked. ]]> 2018-11-12 01:17:27 UTC https://padlet.com/eflan01/Investigation_socialinfluenceandinteraction/wish/303077840 eflan01 https://padlet.com/eflan01/Investigation_socialinfluenceandinteraction/wish/303142938 2018-11-12 08:27:01 UTC https://padlet.com/eflan01/Investigation_socialinfluenceandinteraction/wish/303142938