Conformity Flashcards
Compliance
Agrees publicly, Disagrees internally
Identification
Agreed both publicly and internally, although views maybe temporary
Internalization
Agree both publicly and private, permanently
Normative Social Influence
Changing to be liked
Informational Social Influence
need to be right
Conformity Study
Asch(1951)
Conformity Study Procedures
Un-ambiguous test, length of lines, groups of 7-9 stooges and 1 real participant. Stooges answer incorrectly first to see the effect on participant answer.
Conformity Study Findings
32% Conformity Rate
75% Conformed at least once
25% Did not conform once
Conformity Study A03
+Task was unambiguous
-Uneconomical and time consuming(1 participant at a time)
+Task difficulty(Similarity of lines)
Factors affecting conformity
Size of Majority
Unanimity
Task Difficulty