SLT: Key Terms

Question 1

What is conformity?

Answer 1

A form of social influence where group pressure, real or imagined results in a change in behaviour

Question 2

What is compliance?

Answer 2

A temporary type of conformity where we outwardly go along with the majority view, but privately disagree.

Question 3

What is identification?

Answer 3

Adjusting to the ides of a group both publicly and internally because membership is desirable

Question 4

What is internalisation?

Answer 4

A public and internal change in opinion. Majority view is taken on as it is believed to be correct and endures without presence of the group

Question 5

What is normative social influence?

Answer 5

The desire to be liked and accepted by a group

Question 6

What is information social influence?

Answer 6

Being guided by other who you believe to be correct

Question 7

What is obedience?

Answer 7

Complying with the demands of an authoritative figure

Question 8

What is an agent state?

Answer 8

Acting as an agent for an authoritative figure and therefore not responsible for personal behaviour

Question 9

What is Locus of control?

Answer 9

The sense an individual has about what directs events in our lives

Question 10

What is minority influence?

Answer 10

A type of social influence that motivates individuals to reject established minority group norms

Question 11

What is social change?

Answer 11

The way in which society changes beliefs, attitudes and behaviour to create new social norms