Informational Social Influence (ISI) - Jenness jellybean study Flashcards
finish the sentence: Unsure of how to …. / Unclear what they …. or …. about an issue
behave
c… /copy because they believe others have more …. than you
CONFORM/INFORMATION
ISI is because people feel the need to be ….
right
if they are right, conformer will be … and if they are … at least they are not the only one
TOO/WRONG
ISI can lead to what type of conformity?
internalisation
what years was Jenness study conducted?
1932
what research is associated with ISI?
jenness - jellybean study
how many ppts and who were they in the jenness study?
101 psychology student
what were the ppts in Jenness study asked to do first?
they were asked to individually estime how many beans the glass bottle contained
what was the ppts second task in jenness study?
ppts were than split into three groups and then asked discuss their estimates. ppts than made a second individual private estimate
what research method was used in Jenness study?
lab
what did Jenness find during the second task?
he found out that nearly all ppts changed their answers
what type of experimental design was used in Jenness study?
repeated measures
P: Jenness study (1932) provides …. for the role of …… social influence as an explanation for ….
SUPPORT/ INFORMATIONAL / CONFORMITY
what does jenness study demonstrate?
demonstrates that internalistation had occurred due to the unfamiliar and ambiguous situation supporting ISI as an explanation
evaluation: However, the research … and … means that results regarding ….. of social influence is ……
METHOD / SAMPLE / INFORMATIONAL / QUESTIONABLE
evaluation Jenness study was conducted in a …. (experimental method) and therefore ppts knew that they were going to be ….. on something and this affected their …..
LAB / TESTED / ESTIMATES
evaluation: Jenness study was also more likely to have …. … this is because the ppts were all ….. students. This therefore shows that the study lacks … and brings less … to the explanation.
DEMAND CHARACTERISTICS / PSYCHOLOGY / VALIDITY / WEIGHT