Paper 1 Social influence

Question 1

What is conformity

Answer 1

Conformity is a type of social influence that can be described as changing your behaviour to go along with the group even if you do not agree with the group.

Question 2

what is internalisation

Answer 2

When an individual changes their behaviour to fit in with a group publicly while also agreeing with them privately.
This is the strongest form of conformity as the group beliefs become part of the individual’s belief system.

Question 3

What is compliance

Answer 3

When someone votes differently in public then they do in private to avoid social disapproval

Question 4

what is identification

Answer 4

when someone conforms to the demands of a given social role in society.

Question 5

What are the three types of conformity that researchers have identified?

Answer 5

Compliance
Internalisation
Identification

Question 6

what are the types of social influence

Answer 6

normative
informational

Question 7

what is normative social influence