Conformity Studys

Question 1

Critizing JB study

Answer 1

Was done in an artificial environment
Janesse altered parts of the study so can’t be generalised
This weakens external validity
Ecological validity

Question 2

Cristising Ash study

Answer 2

Gender bias
1995 Neto-females are more conformists
Care more about social relationship and peers veiws

Question 3

Ash study culture bias so its ?

Answer 3

Western bias
Difficult to generalise to non western cultures

Question 4

What did Neto’s research say?

Answer 4

That females care more about social relationships and likeness by peers than men therefore NSI can only be an explanation for certain groups(females)

Question 5

What did Bond and smith find about cultures?

Answer 5

That research can be criticised for culture bias as only American were used this is therefore western bias

Question 6

If a study is western bias then what is it difficult to generalise to ?

Answer 6

Non western collectivist cultures such as china

Question 7

What did lucas et el do ?

Answer 7

Participants with high confidence in there Maths abilities conformed less than those with a low confidence

Question 8

What did lucas et els research show ?

Answer 8

That individual level factors (differences ) can influence conformity and can interact with situational variables

Question 9

What did netos research conclude

Answer 9

That females are more conformists