Conformity Flashcards
What is the definition of compliance?
Compliance is when you change your opinion in public based on those around you, but not in private
What is an everyday example of compliance
Lying about what music you like infront of your friends to fit in
What is identification?
Identification is when an individual changes their opinion in public and in private however its usually temporary
What is an every day example of identification?
What football team someone supports with their school friends compared to their family at home
What is internalisation?
Internalisation is the deepest form of conformity and its when an individual changes their opinion in public and in private, however it is permanent
What is an every day example of internalisation
Becoming vegetarian because all your friends are, however leaving that group of friends and still being vegetarian
What is informational social influence?
Informational social influence is when we conform because we want to be correct. We may consider others views to be valid & reliable, or maybe because we are unsure of what to do or perceive others to have more expertise than us so we go along with a majority
What is normative social influence?
Normative social influence is when we conform because we want to fit in. We go along with a certain behaviour in order to be accepted. This concerns a need for social acceptance. We aren’t in doubt of the correct belief or behaviour, but feel pressure from the group, so we go along with it in order to be accepted
What doe collectivist cultures say about conformity?
Collectivist cultures value family and society more than the needs of themselves, because of this they are said to have higher conformity levels
Smith & Bond (1993)?
Smith and bond 1993 found that Belgians have the lowest levels of conformity and Fijian Indians with the highest
