Explanations For Conformity

Question 1

Normative social influence - the desire to be right

Answer 1

• normal or typical behavior of the social group
• conform to the rest of the group
• likely to happen when you are concerned about social approval

Question 2

Informational social influence - the desire to be right

Answer 2

• Who has the better information(you or the rest of the group?)
• you agree who you think is more likely to be right
• most likely to happen in new situations or ambiguous situations (it isn’t clear)