Conformity

Question 1

What is conformity?

Answer 1

A change in a persons behaviour or opinions as a result of real or imagined pressure from a person or a group of people.

Question 2

What are the 3 types of conformity?

Answer 2

-Compliance
-Internalisation
-Identification

Question 3

Explain Compliance

Answer 3

Superficial and temporary type of conformity. We publicly go along with it but privately disagree with it.

Question 4

Explain internalisation

Answer 4

A deep type of conformity where we accept it as correct. Leads to a permanent change in attitudes, privately and publicly.

Question 5

Explain identification

Answer 5

Moderate type of conformity, we act in the same way as a group, because we want to be part of it but don’t agree with everything.

Question 6

Explain Informational Social Influence

Answer 6

Where we agree with the opinion of the majority because we believe it is right.

Question 7

Explain Normative social influence

Answer 7

where we agree with the opinion of the majority because we want to gain social approval and be liked.

Question 8

Name 3 variables effecting conformity.

Answer 8

-The size of the group
-Task difficulty
-Unanimity