Chap 6 conformity Flashcards
what is a conformity?
a change in behavior or belief to accord with others
compliance?
insincere, outward conformity
obedience?
compliance is to an explicit command
acceptance?
sincere, inward conformity
autokinetic phenomenon?
Self (auto) motion (kinetic). The apparent movement of a stationary point of light in the dark. Perhaps you have experienced this when thinking you have spotted a moving satellite in the sky, only to realize later that it was merely an isolated star
mood linkage?
Just being around happy people can help us feel happier,
the chameleon effect?
mirror neurons, copying behavior of others.
the Werther effect?
imitative suicidal behavior
normative conformity?
conforming to social norm, obedience of group.
what are the 4 factors that determine the level of obedience?
victim’s emotional distance, authority’s closeness and legitimacy, whether or not the authority was part of a respected institution, and the liberating effects of a disobedient fellow participant.
why people submit to conformity?
normative and informational influence.
what areas of the brain is associated with social rejection?
brain regions associated with emotion became active; amygdala?
psychological reactance?
people act to protect their sense of freedom, produce an anti-conformity “ boomerang effect”.
