Social Behaviour Sites

	Individual and Social Behaviour
	Sec. M1, MWF 2:00

Social Influences on Behaviour: Sites to Visit

A Street Guide to Gang Identity

This site was developed by Dr. Janet Hethorn, a researcher from the Department of Environmental Design at the University of California Davis.

Select one of the visual factors that denote gang identity. How might the adoption of gang symbols affect an individual's behaviour? In what other types of organizations might we see similar effects of deindividuation? Discuss a recent high-profile incident involving Canadians that illustrates this phenomenon.

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Prisoner's Dilemma

This is an on-line version of the Prisoner's Dilemma game.

Try out several different strategies and see how you score. Which strategy produced the best return? How does your response affect the outcome?

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Some other interesting sites you may want to check out...

Baby Think It Over

Increasingly, technology is being used to influence people's behaviour. This site describes the Baby Think It Over educational program aimed at teenage attitudes about pregnancy and parenthood. Teens can buy a simulated infant, even a crack-addicted baby, to "try out" parenthood.

Milgram Experiments
This site has a sound file from a video of the Milgram experiments described in your text. It also has some resources for more information on these experiments. The introductory text is a bit superficial, but the sound bites are interesting and the other resources are rich with examples of obedience.

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