Obedience & Conformity Flashcards
What are the different types of social influence?
Conformity, Compliance and Obedience
Define conformity.
changing one’s behaviour in response to implicit or explicit pressure from others
Define compliance.
changing behaviour following the explicit request of another person
Define obedience.
Submitting to the demands of someone who is higher in the social hierarchy
What is the difference between compliance and conversion?
compliance occurs whilst behaviour is under surveillance as there is no internal change. Conversion is a true internal change.
Power is the basis of compliance (Moscovici, 1976). Which type of social influence is this describing?
conformity
Not based on power but subjective validity of social norms. Which type of social influence is this describing?
conversion
What are the two types of conformity?
informational influence and normative influence
Define informational influence.
It refers to the adoption of objective/external sources of information and conversion resulting from a power dynamic.
Define normative influence.
Conforming to the expectations of others i.e compliance in group context.
Of the two types of conformity, which one involves compliance?
normative influence
Which type of conformity involves conversion?
informational influence
Sherif (1935) autokinetic experiment showed that there was a tendency for estimates to converge. Which in turn shows what?
group conformity based on informational influence.
Asch (1952) criticism of Sherif’s autokinetic experiment was…
conformity occurred because the task was too difficult
The results from Asch’s experiment showed what?
low levels of conformity as only 1/3 of time and almost no private persuasion.
Deutsch & Gerad (1955) found that decreasing which two things reduced conformity?
uncertainty and pressure
_____ _______ ____ is where social identity shapes individual behaviour to be consistent with salient group identity ( Turner, 1991)
Referent informational influence
Influences public responses but also private responses are shaped by group membership. Which type of conformity does this describe?
referent informational influence
Bond & Smith meta-analysis of 133 Asch-style conformity experiments had 4 key findings.
- measure of compliance rather than internalisation
- conformity increases with the level of ambiguity, size of groups etc
- conformity is higher in collectivist countries
- conformity has generally decreased over time
A_____, A_____ and P___________ are factors that influence compliance.
Accuracy, Affiliation and Positive Self-Concept
Moscovici (1976) Genetic Model of Social Influence describes which type of influence?
minority influence
Minority creates conflict to persuade majority to adopt their viewpoint. What type of social influence is this describing?
innovation
A mutual compromise leading to convergence. What is this describing?
normalisation
Majority influence persuading minority to adopt majority viewpoint. What is this describing?
conformity