Situational Factors Flashcards
Majority influence
When the majority of a group tries to influence others in the group to comform
Conformity
Yielding to group pressure
Collective behaviour
The behaviour of two or more individuals acting together
Anti social behaviour
Crimes that finalist societal borms
Obedience
Following orders from someone we perceive as having more authority than us
Normative conformity
Yielding to group pressure because we want to fit in and are concerned with rejection
Asch study
Line test
Condederates
Informational conformity
People conform because they want to be perceived as correct
In group
Someone who is apart of the group
Out group
Someone not in the group
Deinduviualistaion
When people are in a crowd they lose a sense of self and fell anonymous and become part of the crowd mentality
Collectivist
The needs of the group are more important than the needs of the individual
Connected with other people in siciety
Individualist
The need of the individual are more important that the needs of the group
Independent in society
Altruism
Helping others without expecting a reward
Authoritarian figure
Someone we view as having more power than ourselves
Agency theory
People obey orders that are ethically wrong because they move from an autonomous state to a genetic state
Autonomous state
Individual feels responsible for their actions
Agentic state
Individuals do not feel responsible for their actions as they are acting under an authority figure
Charismatic leader
There charisma enables them to form a special bond with their followers and allow them to exert power
Criticism of situational factors
Reductionist as it fails to account individual differences. People may obey because of their personality not the situation
Too much research on pro social behaviour is done on kids. Adults may act differently
