What Has Been the Effect of Interest Groups on Political

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Essay

What has been the effect of interest groups on political parties? Describe some of the differences between those who join interest groups and those who participate in parties.

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Definitions:

Milgram's Study

A series of social psychology experiments conducted by Stanley Milgram, which explored obedience to authority figures by having participants administer what they believed were electric shocks to another person.

Crowd Formation

The process by which individuals come together to form a large group, often in response to an event, interest, or common goal.

Deindividuation

A psychological state where an individual loses self-awareness and personal accountability in groups, often leading to uncharacteristic behavior.

Zimbardo

Refers to Philip Zimbardo, a psychologist known for conducting the Stanford Prison Experiment, which explored the effects of perceived power and authority on behavior.