Conformity

Question 1

Conformity (majority influence)

Answer 1

Tendency to change our views or behaviours in response to the influence of a larger group. The pressure can be real or imagined.

Question 2

What are the three main types of conformity?

Answer 2

• Internalisation
• Identification
• Compliance

Question 3

Compliance

Answer 3

Superficial type of conformity. People will conform publicly with the views of the group but privately disagrees.

Question 4

What is an example of compliance?

Answer 4

Laugh at a joke that others are laughing at while privately not finding it funny.

Question 5

Identification

Answer 5

Moderate type of conformity. The individual will mostly privately accept the views and behaviours but the purpose of conforming is to be publicly accepted as a group member.

Question 6

What is an example of identification?

Answer 6

A child may start smoking because that’s what their group do and they want to fit in with that group.

Question 7

internalisation

Answer 7

Deepest level of conformity. They genuinely accept the majority group norms and adopt the viewpoint publicly and privately. Known as a conversion as the person changes their way of thinking even if the group isn’t present. Long lasting change.

Question 8

What is an example of internalisation?

Answer 8

Someone who shares a flat with vegetarians and becomes a vegetarian themselves may stop eating meat for the rest of their life.

Question 9

What is the difference between compliance, identification and internalisation?

Answer 9

Compliance is a ST change in behaviour + attitudes where they conform publicly but privately disagrees. It is superficial conformity. WHEREAS identification is a change that lasts as long as the person wants to be accepted. They will mostly privately accept but purpose is public acceptance. Moderate type of conformity. WHEREAS Internalisation is a LT change even if the group is absent and they will conform publicly + privately. Deepest level of conformity.

Question 10

What is conformity also known as?

Answer 10

Majority influence

Question 11

What is compliance?

Answer 11

This is where the person conforms publicly with the views/behaviours by others in a group, but privately (internally) do not agree.

Question 12

Is compliance a long-term or short-term change?

Answer 12

Short-term (temporary change)

Question 13

What type of conformity is compliance?

Answer 13

The most superficial type of conformity

Question 14

What is internalisation?

Answer 14

This is where the person genuinely accepts the desired group norms, views, and behaviours both publicly and and privately. these changes are also present when the group is absent.

Question 15

What is internalisation also known as?

Answer 15

Conversion (the individual ‘converts’ their private way of thinking).

Question 16

Is internalisation a long-term or short-term change?

Answer 16

Long-term change

Question 17

What type of conformity is internalisation?

Answer 17

The deepest type of conformity.

Question 18

What is an example of internalisation?

Answer 18

An individual may share a flat with vegetarians and become a vegetarian themselves but may stop eating meat for the rest of their lives.

Question 19

What is identification?

Answer 19

This is where the person conforms to the views/behaviours of the group because they identify with the group and want to be accepted by the group.
Identification combines elements of compliance and internalisation - the individual mostly privately accepts the views/behaviours however the purpose of conforming is for public acceptance by the group.

Question 20

What is affinity?

Answer 20

This is the natural liking we seek from someone or multiple people (especially in identification).

Question 21

Is identification a long-term or short-term change?

Answer 21

The change lasts as long as the person wants to be accepted by the group.

Question 22

What type of conformity is identification?

Answer 22

Moderate type of conformity

Question 23

What is an example of identification?

Answer 23

A child may start smoking because it is seen that ‘thats what the cool kids do’ and they may want to fir in with the ‘cool kids’.