4.3a Psychology of Social Situations: Conformity and Obedience

Question 1

adjusting our behavior or thinking to coincide with a group standard.

Answer 1

conformity

Question 2

influence resulting from a person’s desire to gain approval or avoid disapproval.

Answer 2

normative social influence

Question 3

influence resulting from a person’s willingness to accept others’ opinions about reality.

Answer 3

informational social influence

Question 4

complying with an order or a command.

Answer 4

obedience

Question 5

a society’s understood rules for accepted and expected behavior. Norms prescribe “proper”
behavior in individual and social situations.

Answer 5

norms

Question 6

our tendency to
unconsciously imitate others’ behavior, expressions,
postures, inflections, and moods — is a form of conformity.

Answer 6

Social contagion (the chameleon effect)