Conformity AO3 Flashcards
What was the research to support ISI?
Lucas et al - gave students maths questions, those who rated low confidence in their maths ability were more likely to conform.
What does Lucas et al’s study increase?
ISI’s reliability
What is a weakness of NSI?
Individual differences
Who found that students in high need of affiliation were more likely to conform?
(NSI)
McGhee and Teevan
What is the name for people who have a greater need for affiliation?
nAffiliators
What is a weakness of ISI and NSI?
Unable to identify whether they work together or separately.
So unable to distinguish which one is at work within studies.
What did Perrin and Spencer study?
What does it show about Asch’s Study?
1) Repeated Asch’s study w/ engineering students in the UK, found that only 1 student conformed.
2) Asch’s Study lacks relativity b/c it took place in a more conformist time
What is Asch’s Study considered to be?
Why is this a limitation?
An Artificial Situation and Task
Doesn’t generalise into everyday situations.
What does Asch’s Study lack?
Generalisability - only studied men from a individualist culture (America)
- women found to be more conformist (Neto)
- collectivist cultures more conformist (Bond & Smith)
What is a strength of the SPE?
High control so, high internal validity
- Ppts were emotionally stable and randomly assigned
Who criticised the SPE for its lack of realism?
Banuazizi and Mohavedi
Why did the SPE lack realism?
Ppts could have been play-acting based on stereotypes (Demand Characteristics)
What is the counterpoint for the lack of realism criticism?
Quantitative Data gathered showed that 90% of the prisoners convos were abt prison life
Who accused Zimbardo of ignoring the role of personality factors? Why?
Fromm - only a 1/3 of guards were brutal the rest tried to apply fair rules & sympathised w// prisoners by giving them cigarettes and offering privileges.
