Conformity

Question 1

What is internalisation?

Answer 1

This is where you go along with the majority and believe their views. This might happen in unfamiliar situations. Where you look to others for info. Informational social influence

Question 2

What is Compliance?

Answer 2

This is where you go along with the majority even if you don’t share their beliefs. This may happen when you want to appear “normal”.

Question 3

What is identification?

Answer 3

This is conforming to what is expected of your social role.

Question 4

What experiment did Asch conduct?

Answer 4

A laboratory experiment about conformity on unambiguous tasks.

Question 5

What design was the experiment?

Answer 5

Independent groups design.

Question 6

What was the method?

Answer 6

In a group of 8 people were asked one by one to say which comparison line matched the standard line. Only one participant was genuine the rest were confederates.

Question 7

What were the results?

Answer 7

In the control trials 0.7% got the answer wrong and 37% in the critical trials. 75% conformed at least once.

Question 8

What are the 3 types of conformity?

Answer 8

Compliance
Identification
Internalisation