Explanations Of Conformity

Question 0

Informational social influence

Answer 0

Conform to be right, as assume others are right.

Question 1

Normative social influence

Answer 1

Conform to be accepted by a group.

Question 2

Asch participants

Answer 2

123 American men

Question 3

Asch procedure

Answer 3

Identify line of same length on second card.

Question 4

Asch findings (people)

Answer 4

75% of people conformed once or more

Question 5

Asch findings (trials)

Answer 5

People accepted wrong judgements in 36.8% of trials.

Question 6

Asch conclusion

Answer 6

Normative social influence

Question 7

Asch AO2

Answer 7

‘Child of its time’

Androcentric

Question 8

Asch AO2 (ethical)

Answer 8

Deception

Question 9

Neto

Answer 9

Recreated Asch but with female psychology students, but found the same so androcentric nature of Asch unimportant.

Question 10

Sherif procedure

Answer 10

Estimate how far spot of light moves.

Return to repeat test in groups of three.

Question 11

Sherif findings

Answer 11

Participants changed views and converged/ agreed on answers

Question 12

Asch conclusion

Answer 12

Informational social influence