Conformity

Question 1

What are the three types of conformity?

Answer 1

Compliance
Identification
Internalisation

Question 2

What is compliance?

Answer 2

Compliance is when a person publicly agrees with the majority but privately disagrees with them. The person will not change their permanent opinions.

Question 3

Example of compliance

Answer 3

Bullying someone because the majority are doing it despite knowing that what you are doing is wrong

Question 4

What is identification?

Answer 4

Identification is when a person is influenced by a group of people because they want to be associated with that group.

Question 5

Example of identification

Answer 5

Starting to listen to music to identify as part of a group and starting to enjoy it

Question 6

What is internalisation?

Answer 6

Internalisation is when you both publicly and privately agree with the majority. This permanently changes your opinion and you will act in this way regardless of whether or not you are with the group.

Question 7

Example of internalisation

Answer 7

Bullying someone that the majority is bullying and knowing privately that this person deserves to be bullied

Question 8

What is conformity?

Answer 8

Conformity is when people act in ways that the majority acts in; you do as they do / go along with the group. There are three different types of conformity: internalisation, compliance and identification.