SI: conformity; conformity to social roles and Asch 1951.

Question 1

What is the Asch effect?

Answer 1

the influence of the group majority on an individual’ judgement of something.

Question 2

Name 3 studies on conformity

Answer 2

• Asch 1951 Line judgement task
• Zimbardo 1971 SPE
• Milgram 1963 Shock experiment

Question 3

Internalisation is where someone _____ to the demands of a _____ role in society. For example the _____ ______ ______.

Answer 3

conforms
social
SPE

Question 4

Compliance is ‘going along’ with a _____ in public whilst ______ with a viewpoint in ______.

Answer 4

request
disagreeing
private

Question 5

An example of _______ can be seen in Asch’s study. ________ would comply in public and answer questions _______. But in private, they did not agree with the incorrect answers they supplied in _____.

Answer 5

compliance
Participants
incorrectly
Public

Question 6

______ is where an individual changes their _______ to ‘fit in’ with a group _____ whilst also _____ privately.

Answer 6

internalisation
behaviour
publicly
agreeing

Question 7

Informational conformity is when you think people around you have ______ ______ and know something you do not.

Answer 7

others

superior knowledge

Question 8

Normative conformity is when you do something to ____ ___ and be ____ by others.

Answer 8

fit in

liked

Question 9

Lucas 2006 asked ____ questions to students which were easy or difficult. He found that there was a greater ______ towards _____ answers when they were difficult compared to the easy questions.

Answer 9

maths
conformity
incorrect

Question 10

_____ 2006 showed that people ______ to situations where they feel they don’t ____ the answer. This is the outcome predicted by the ___ explanation.

Answer 10

Lucas
conform
know
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