Psych Social Influence Flashcards
conformity
following what the majority of people are doing
compliance, internalisation & identification
obedience
complying with the order of an authority figure
deindividuation
losing your personal identity when youre part of a group/crowd
bystander effect
when you fail to do something because other people around you arent
internalisation
when youre placed in a situation when you dont know how to behave, so you look to others on how to behave, and copy them
identification
change your behaviour in the company of group, but it only lasts as long as the group is present/together
situational factors affecting conformity
size of majority
unanimity of the majority
task difficulty
personal factors affecting conformity
locus of control - how much control we have over our own behaviour
blind obedience
when we follow instructions from an authority figure without question
internal locus of control
we have control over our behaviour, e.g we passed a test due to preparation
external locus of control
if we feel that we dont have control over our behaviour e.g we passed a test due to luck
personal factors affecting bystander intervention
competence - if we feel competent enough to help
mood - if youre in a good mood, you’ll intervene, and vice versa
similarity - if youve been in such a situation before, youre more likely to help
situational factors affecting bystander intervention
responsibility diffusion - we feel less responsible when there’s other people around
noticing the occurrence - we tend to keep to ourselves in large crowds and pay less attention to what’s going on around us
pluralistic ignorance - we react based on what others are doing
helping cost - we evaluate the situation as having too high a cost as it risks harm to oursleves
antisocial behaviour
behaviour thats unhelpful, aggressive & destructive
prosocial behaviour
behaviour deemed as helpful, kind, peaceful and cooperative
society
group of people in a community
culture
a set of traditions, beliefs and values shared by a group of people
social issue
social problem/conflic that affects a community of people
ways to prevent blind obedience to an authority figure
social support
situation familiarity
distance
education
individualistic culture
typically western and emphasises on independence, autonomy and individuality
collectivistic culture
typically eastern that emphasises on group membership, interdependence, and cooperation.
situational factors affecting obedience to an authority figure
victim proximity
authority figure proximity
authority figure
context legitimacy
personal responsibility
support of others
personal factors affecting obedience
authoritarian personality
authoritarian personality
a type of personality that is respectful of authority, right-wing in attitude and rigid in beliefs
