CHAPTER 6 CONFORMITY

Question 1

conformity

Answer 1

A change in behaviour or belief to accord with others.

Question 2

Compliance

Answer 2

Conformity that involves publicly acting in accord with social pressure while privately disagreeing.

Question 3

obedience

Answer 3

Acting in accord with a direct order.

Question 4

acceptance

Answer 4

Conformity that involves both acting and believing, in accord with social pressure.

Question 5

confederate

Answer 5

An accomplice of the experimenter.

Question 6

Social chameleon phenomena

Answer 6

the tendency to “socially blend” in social situations, to make oneself stand out less. Ex; everyone going on their phones in a waiting room.

Question 7

ASCHS STUDY OF GROUP PRESSURE

Answer 7

in this study they used the lines and then asked which one was the right size: i remember this one

Question 8

cohesiveness

Answer 8

A “we feeling”—the extent to which group members are bonded, such as by attraction for one another.

Question 9

normative influence

Answer 9

Conformity based on a person’s desire to fulfill others’ expectations, often to gain acceptance.

Question 10

informational influence

Answer 10

Conformity that results from accepting evidence about reality provided by other people

Question 11

reactance

Answer 11

A motive to protect or restore our sense of freedom. Reactance arises when someone threatens our freedom of action.