Scocial Flashcards
What is the definition of compliance?
Where an individual accepts beliefs so they seem less weird and not because the truly believe in them
what is internalization?
it is where an individuals beliefs are actualy based of what people around them believe
what is the primary motivation for compliance?
to fit in
what is the primary motive for internalization?
to be right
what was Asch’s experiment?
Asch used seven confederates and one real participant for his experiment. He asked the participant to tell the examiner which of the four lines he thought were the same length after the confederates had given there answer. The confederates were told to give the wrong answer.
what did asch find?
that 36.8 of the responses made by the participants were incorrect
what is normative social influence the result of?
wanting to be liked and part of a group
what Informational social influence a result of?
to be right
how where the unconvincing confederates solved in Asch’s experiment
they were given glasses that made the lines look different lengths meaning they didn’t have to act
what is the conformist theory behind bullying?
That it bonds people together who have a mutual dislike of a abnormal person
what was milgrams experiment?
he told the PS that he was researching how pain has an effect on learning and told the PS to electrocute an innocent man. the aim was really to see how obedient people ate to authority even if they believe it is wrong.
Explain gradual commitment…
It is easier to do something slightly worse each time than to jump to something terrible. e.g. It’s easier Telling yourself “It won’t make a difference if I have one more crisp” until you eat the whole packet compared to “I’ll just eat the whole packet”
What is a “buffer” in psychological terms?
When the ps is separated from the consequences of his act
What did milgram try explain?
He thought his experiments provided an explanation for the holocaust.
What is the agentic shift?
It’s where a person sees someone else as responsible for their actions
