Conformity

Question 1

What are the three types of conformity

Answer 1

Compliance, Identification, Internalisation

Question 2

What is compliance?

Answer 2

Agreeing publicly not privately and temporary

Question 3

What is identification

Answer 3

Conforms publicly to fit in and privately disagrees

Question 4

What is internalisation

Answer 4

Agreeing publicly and privately

Question 5

What is normative social influence

Answer 5

Confirming to fit in and avoid rejection

Question 6

What is informative social influence

Answer 6

Desire to be right and occurs on ambiguous situations

Question 7

What are the factors affecting conformity

Answer 7

Group size
Unanimity
Task difficulty

Question 8

What are the 2 explanations for conformity

Answer 8

NSI

ISI

Question 9

What are the ethical evaluations of Zimbardo’s study ?

Answer 9

Psychological harm as ppts became distressed

Question 10

How did Zimbardo’s participation affect the study ?

Answer 10

He was a participant observer so he affected the events that unfolded thus the validity is questionable