Correctly understand herd mentality

Teaching objectives:

1. Know the meaning of conformity, understand the factors that lead to conformity, and clarify the advantages and disadvantages of conformity behavior;

2. Correctly understand the phenomenon of conformity, overcome blind conformity thinking and behavior, and cultivate their ability to think independently and distinguish right from wrong;

3. Grasp the herd mentality, learn to think independently and choose correctly, put an end to bad habits and develop good behavior habits.

Class schedule: 1 class hour

Teaching preparation:

Teaching methods and teaching AIDS: legend, case analysis, discussion, activity experience, etc. multimedia courseware

Teaching emphases and difficulties:

Focus: correctly understand the herd mentality and overcome the blind herd mentality.

Difficulties: conformity psychology is a normal psychological demand of teenagers. Due to age, experience and other factors, they lack the ability to evaluate and identify people and things, lack their own opinions, and are easy to follow blindly and "follow the crowd."

Teaching process:

Classroom introduction

Students read or read aloud materials:

In the final of a world-class conductor competition, Seiji Ozawa conducted the performance according to the score given by the jury, and keenly found the discordant voice. At first, he thought the band made a mistake, so he stayed to play again, but it was still wrong. He thinks there is something wrong with the music score. At this time, the composer present and the authority of the jury insisted that the score was ok, but he was wrong. In the face of a large number of music masters and authoritative talents, Seiji Ozawa thought twice and finally said categorically and loudly: "No, the score is definitely wrong!" As soon as his voice fell, the judges on the bench immediately stood up and gave him warm applause to congratulate him on winning the game. It turns out that this is a "trap" carefully designed by the judges!

Q: What do you think of the "Seiji Ozawa Story"?

Seiji Ozawa was not influenced by the judges, so she stuck to her point of view and didn't follow blindly. We should learn from him and become discriminating people. )

(1) After reading the textbook, let the students talk about what conformity and conformity are, and give encouragement to the students who perform well.

("Conformity" is a common social psychological and behavioral phenomenon. It refers to the social psychological phenomenon of being consistent with most people unconsciously or involuntarily under the invisible pressure of social groups. Popular explanations are "conformity" and "conformity". )

(2) Ask students to discuss the causes of herd mentality in groups and report to the group after discussion.

(3) According to the written description, give a scene performance or read it aloud by students, so that students can make a correct evaluation of the behavior or performance of the characters:

1. Xiaohong's good friend is learning to play the piano. When Xiaohong knew about it, she went home and clamored for her mother to buy a piano. But Xiaohong is not interested in music and her family's economy is poor.

Recently, some students in the class have worn a new style of shoes. Xiaohong thinks shoes are fashionable and asks her mother to buy them. In fact, she has a new pair of shoes to wear. Mother criticized Xiaohong: "Do what others don't do, and have your own opinions." Xiaohong was unconvinced and thought that if she didn't behave like others, others wouldn't want to play with him.

Xiaohong, the study member in the class, is conscientious and responsible, and is deeply loved by the class teacher. Because Xiaohong worked hard, she inevitably offended some classmates and caused some jealousy in the class. These students deliberately opposed her in class and took a cynical attitude towards her. Xiaohong was frightened by the behavior of these classmates, and she became lazy. When dealing with the daily work of the class, she not only treats the students who violate the rules leniently, but even deliberately plays with them and violates the rules. When the teacher criticized, she thought it would be accepted by those students. People don't want to play with him.

Question: Is Xiaohong's idea and practice correct? Why? If you were Xiaohong, what would you do?

Description: Xiaohong has no own opinion, lacks discrimination and blindly imitates others in communication with her classmates. In life, some teenagers can't tell the elegance and vulgarity of interest, blindly "follow the crowd" or imitate others, and lack the ability of opinion, evaluation and identification. It is possible to form bad habits, which is contrary to cultivating the taste of elegant life. We should carry forward the positive side of "conformity", avoid the negative side of "conformity", and strive to cultivate and improve our ability to think independently and distinguish right from wrong; When encountering and looking at problems, we should not only carefully consider the opinions and practices of most people, but also have our own thinking and analysis, so that our judgment can be correct and our actions can be decided accordingly. It is unacceptable to "conform" or "oppose conformity" in everything. )

(4) Discuss the above three scenarios in groups of four, and the representatives will answer the discussion results.

(5) Interview with a small reporter: Did you succeed because you didn't conform to the crowd? Have you ever lost confidence and missed success? Please record your experience and communicate in class.

(six) listening or reading materials:

Do you have herd mentality?

Conformity is a common social psychological and behavioral phenomenon. Popular explanations are "follow the crowd" and "follow the crowd"; Everyone thinks so, so do I; Everyone does this, and I follow suit.

1February, 983, the Hong Kong Youth Federation prepared to record a patriotic song called My China Heart. At that time, the big-name singers in Hong Kong entertainment circle felt that singing Chinese songs was rustic and public welfare, and they were unwilling to sing. Zhang Mingmin accepted the job because he liked the song. After recording, it didn't cause a sensation and didn't get much return. Coincidentally, a few months later, Yuan, the director of CCTV, overheard the recording of this song, so he became the first Hong Kong singer to enter CCTV at the Spring Festival Gala of 1984, and became popular overnight. Before that, he was a power plant worker. Zhang Mingmin's story tells us that success sometimes requires jumping out of the box.

Conformity is a kind of thinking inertia, which makes people like to follow the rules, unwilling to go out of the habit circle, unwilling to disagree with most people's ideas, or superstitious about authority; Conformity is a kind of mentality of seeking comfort and being afraid of danger, just like a wild goose in an array, fearing that it will lose its way after leaving the team.

If a person wants to develop well, he must be good at observing the surrounding environment. If the environment is good and the mechanism is sound, it is necessary to take good advice and see Si Qi. In the absence of mechanism and bad environment, do as the Romans do, overcome the shortcomings of ordinary people and be a principled person.

Nowadays, dishonesty has become a common problem among college students in China. The same resume is for myself. All kinds of award-winning certificates of unknown origin dazzle employers. What is even more ridiculous is that there are more than a dozen student union presidents in a class, which makes the employer not know who to trust. In this case, there are also people who insist on principles. They truthfully provide their academic transcripts and attach the telephone number of the school's academic affairs office for the employer to investigate at any time. Such talents may not have the best academic performance, but they are often more likely to be favored by employers.

If you can't change the environment in a short time and want to continue to adhere to your own principles, you have to jump out of the small circle and find a suitable environment again. In some private enterprises, many people in their thirties have taken the positions of group president and vice president, and many of them have jumped out of state-owned enterprises. Because they know that the sense of seniority in state-owned enterprises still occupies people's minds. If your talent is outstanding and you can't play it in the current environment, you should consider jumping out of the existing circle and looking for the environment you need to become a talent.

People with a strong herd mentality are always worried that they will pay a high price for not following the herd. In fact, rugged and flat roads are often separated by a wall. After crossing this wall, the road ahead is a thoroughfare. Sooner or later, the real strong will be affirmed by people and can completely change people's views.

Some people hold a negative attitude towards "conformity". In fact, it has a dual nature: the negative side is to inhibit the development of personality, inhibit thinking, stifle creativity, and make people become opinionated and stick to the rules; But there is also a positive side, that is, it helps to learn the wisdom and experience of others, broaden our horizons, overcome stubborn opinions and blind self-confidence, correct our own way of thinking, and reduce unnecessary troubles such as misunderstandings.

Not only that, sometimes we have to "conform" to the existing axioms and facts. For example, "hens can lay eggs, cocks can't lay eggs"-this common sense that everyone admits, who can't follow it? In daily communication, nodding your head means affirmation and shaking your head means negation, which are just the opposite in a certain place in India. When you get there, if you don't "do as the Romans do", it is often difficult to move. Therefore, the social psychology and behavior of "conformity" should be analyzed in detail, and we can't think that "conformity" means that there is no opinion, "a grass on the wall, the wind blows a grass"

(7) class summary: naturally, in life, we should advocate the positive side of "conformity", avoid the negative side of "conformity", and strive to cultivate and improve our ability to think independently and distinguish right from wrong; When encountering and looking at problems, we should not only carefully consider the opinions and practices of most people, but also have our own thinking and analysis, so that our judgment can be correct and our actions can be decided accordingly. It is unacceptable to "conform" or "oppose conformity" in everything.