Asch conformity study

Question 1

Sherif(1935) the autokinetic effect

Answer 1

Optical illusion, if you stare at a spot of light in a darkened room it will appear to move./ individuals tend to change their views to which resembled the group/ Conforming/ Demonstrates internalisation

Question 2

What did Sherif find after several trails of the auto kinetic study?

Answer 2

Different responses converged to a single estimate over several trails

Question 3

Solomon Asch(1951)

Answer 3

Line judgement task/ 8 participants/ 7 confederates/ 75% yielded to majority at least once/ 95% rebelled once/ 25% never conformed/ controls conformed less than 1%

Question 4

Conformity in private vs public

Answer 4

Same during first 3 trails/ public conformed less,

Question 5

Conformity

Answer 5

A change in behavoir or belief as a result of real or imagined peer pressure.

Question 6

Normative conformity

Answer 6

Yeilding to a group in order to fit in
Informational conformity: lack of knowledge

Question 7

Informational conformity

Answer 7

lack of knowledge and looks to group for guidance.

Question 8

Compliance

Answer 8

When an individual accepts influence because he hopes to achieve a
favorable reaction from another person or group. ( Kelman 1958)

Question 9

Internalisation

Answer 9

When a person publicly changes their behavior to fit in with the group/ Change is behavior is permanent/ genuine. ( Kelman 1958)

Question 10

Identification

Answer 10

When an individual accepts influence because he wants to maintain or
establish a satisfying self-defining relationship to another person or group.(Kelman 1958)

Question 11

Ingratiational

Answer 11

When a person conforms to impress or gain favor/acceptance from other
people. Man (1960).

Question 12

Solomon Asch aim

Answer 12

to investigate the extents to which social
pressure from a majority group could aftect a person to conform

Question 13

Who identified Normative conformity and informational conformity as two reasons to why people conform?

Answer 13

Deutsch and Gerrard (1995)

Question 14

What limitations did Asch study have?

Answer 14

the study is that is used a biased sample. All were male students of same age/ the study lacks population validity and that the results cannot be generalized to females or older groups

Question 15

Modification to Asch study( Moscovici study)

Answer 15

four participants and two confederates/ They were shown 36 slides of different shades of blue/ confederates answered green 36 total times but in second part they said green 24 times and blue 12 times/ 8.42% impact of minority on majority