conformity

Question 1

name 3 types of conformity

Answer 1

1) compliance
2) identification
3) internalisation

Question 2

name 2 explanations of conformity

Answer 2

1) normative
2) informational

Question 3

normative social influence (nsi)

Answer 3

need to be liked

Question 4

informational social influence (isi)

Answer 4

need to be right

Question 5

asch’s aim

Answer 5

find out the effect group pressure has on influencing an indevidual to conform

Question 6

quick overview of Asch’s study

Answer 6

line comparison task- 12/18 had the wrong answer

Question 7

findings of asch

Answer 7

75% gave the wrong answer at least once

Question 8

asch’s variations x3

Answer 8

1) group size
2) task difficulty
3) unanimity

Question 9

zimbardo

Answer 9

-stanford prison experiment
-conformity to social roles

Question 10

evaluation of zimbardo

Answer 10

-highly controlled so has high internal validity
- lacks realism
- dispositional influences
- ethical concerns