chapter 6 - conformity

Question 1

In japan, going along with others is a sign of what?

Answer 1

tolerance, self control, and maturity

Question 2

true or false: we choose labels to suit our values and judgements

Answer 2

true

Question 3

conformity is not just acting as other people act, it is also ___________________________

Answer 3

being affected by how they act

Question 4

are there differences in our neurology regarding public compliance and private acceptance?

Answer 4

yes

Question 5

what are the classic conformity and obedience studies/

Answer 5

1. sherif’s studies on norm formation
2. milgram obedience study
3. asch line experiment

Question 6

what was the result of the sherif’s norm formation study

Answer 6

three people converged their answers as they gave repeated estimated of the movement of a point of light, eventually all coming to the same answer on day 4

the light never actually moved, the sherif just took advantage of an optical illusion called autokinetic phenomenon

Question 7

what is mood linkage

Answer 7

being happier around happy people

Question 8

what is the chameleon effect

Answer 8

behaviour synchronicity (ex: copying the grammar u read and hear, rubbing ur face when others around you do it).

since our behaviour influences attitudes and emotions, our tendency to mimic inclines us to feel what the other person feels

Question 9

what is the werther effect

Answer 9

imitative suicidal behaviour (suicides increase after well publicized suicides, along with car accidents and private airplane crashes)

the increase happens only in areas where the suicide story was publicized (the more publicity, the more fatalities after the fact)

Question 10

in 2013, lots of male and female students on Canadian campuses were singing chants about non-consensual underage sex. Why did the women partake in this chant if they are the ones targetted?

Answer 10

normative influence, simply because everyone was doing it and they wanted to fit in

Question 11

besides sherif’s experiment and asch’s experiment, what other experiments have explored conformity where there is no obvious pressure to conform / no rewards?

Answer 11

dental flossing study

cancer screening study

soccer referee decisions study

**im lazy to put results so just know the themes*

Question 12

what type of realism do asch and sherif’s studies have?

Answer 12

experimental realism (they LACK mundane realism)

Question 13

was there a gender effect in the milgram study?

Answer 13

no, men and women performed similarily