Lesson 1: Types Of Conformity

Question 1

Social psychology

Answer 1

• Looks at the relationships between people and how people affect each other’s behaviour

Question 2

Conformity

Answer 2

• form of social influence where a person changes their behaviour, attitudes or beliefs so that they are in line with the majority. This occurs because of pressure from the majority, this pressure can be real or imagined.

Question 3

Compliance

Answer 3

• when individuals adjust the behaviour, attitudes or beliefs they show in public, so they are in line with the majority
• no change to private behaviour, attitudes or beliefs and conformity only lasts while the group is present.
• a superficial and temporary form of conformity

Question 4

Internalisation

Answer 4

• when individuals adjust their behaviour, attitudes or beliefs, publically and privately, so that they are in line with the majority.
• individual examines their own behaviour, attitudes or beliefs based on what others are saying and decides that the majority is correct.
• deeper than compliance and more permanent.

Question 5

Identification

Answer 5

• when an individual accepts social influence because they want to be associated with a role model or a social group
• by adopting the role model/group’s behaviour, attitudes and beliefs they feel connected to the role model/group