Conformity

Question 1

What is conformity?

Answer 1

A type of social influence where an individual changes their behaviour to go along with a group even if they don’t agree with them.

Question 2

What were the variables that affected conformity identified by Asch?

Answer 2

• Group size.
• Unanimity.
• Task difficulty.

Question 3

What is the Asch effect?

Answer 3

The influence of the group majority on an individual’s judgement.

Question 4

What are the two types of motivation to conform catagorised by Deutsch & Gerad (1955)?

Answer 4

• Normative Social Influence.
• Informational Social Influence.

Question 5

What are the three types of conformity?

Answer 5

• Internalisation.
• Identification.
• Compliance.

Question 6

What is internalisation?

Answer 6

When an individual changes their behaviour to fit in with a group publicly whilst also agreeing with them privately.

Question 7

What is identification?

Answer 7

When someone conforms to the demands of a social role in society.

Question 8

What is compliance?

Answer 8

When an individual goes along with a request or demand in public whilst disagreeing with the group’s viewpoint or behaviour in private.