Conformity Flashcards
1
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What is conformity?
A
Change in a person’s behaviour or opinions as a result of pressure from a person or group
2
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What are the three types of conformity?
A
- Compliance
- Identification
- Internalisation
3
Q
What is compliance?
A
Publicly going along with a group for approval but having a private view
4
Q
What is identification?
A
Changing your opinion publicly and privately to those of a group because being apart of it is desirable. Although, stops if membership of group is stopped
5
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What is internalisation?
A
Real change of a view going beyond the group membership, public and private group acceptance
6
Q
What are the two explanations for conformity?
A
- Informational social influence
- Normative social influence
7
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What is normative social influence?
A
- Seeking approval from strangers
- Following social norms to be accepted
- Desire to be accepted and fear of rejection
- For example, if other people pull out their CV in an interview, you will too
8
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What is informational social influence?
A
- Cognitive process
- Need information to be right
- New person in an ambiguous situation and looking for what is right in a time of crisis
- Looking for who has the better information
- Look for an expert
- For example, copying peoples answer in class to be right
