socail influence

Question 1

prosocial behaviour

behaviour which is beneficial to other people, and may not necessarily benefit the helper

Answer 1

antisocial behaviour

which is harmful to other people,including behaving aggressively

Question 2

deindividuation

when an individual loses their personal identity and takes on the groups identity of people around them

Answer 2

collective behaviour

emerges when a group of people join together, behaving in one way

Question 3

social loafing

individuals make a reduced individual effort when they are part of a group than when they are on their own

Answer 3

information social influence

is conforming so you get the answer “right”

Question 4

normative social influence

is conforming because you want to be liked

Answer 4

conformity

form of social influence, when a persons behaviour or thinking changes as a result of group pressure

Question 5

Asch key study

aim
investigate how people respond to group pressure

method
123 make american students
6-8 confederates
say which line was the same as the standard line

Answer 5

results

36.8% got it wrong
25% got it right
75% conformed

conclusion
people are influenced by group pressure with an easy answer

Question 6

milgrams agency theory

agentic state- acting on the behalf of someone else, no personal responsibility

autonomous state-behaving according to yourself, (independence)

Answer 6

authority- greater power because of social place

culture- set of beliefs

proximity- closer the authority figure is to a person there is higher obidence

agency theory- person giving orders is taking responsibility

Question 7

strength- research support

Answer 7

weakness- doesn’t explain why there isn’t 100% obedience

weakness- it “excuses” people who blindly follows destructive orders

Question 8

adornos authoritarian personality theory

authoritarian personality 
exaggerated respect for authority 
more likely to obey orders
look down on people
very aware of theirs and other power

Answer 8

originates in childhood

proposes that the personality is made rather than inborn ,it develops when children have overly strict parents

Question 9

piliavins subway study

aim
investigate bystander behaviour in a natural setting

method
drunk victim
disabled victim
fall on subway

Answer 9

results
disabled helped 95% of the trials
drunk was helped 50% of the trails
within 70 seconds drunk 17% disabled 87%

conclusion
if the victim appears more deserving of help it’s more affective

Question 10

strength- participants were unaware so it was valid behaviour

strength- qualitative data making it more valid

Answer 10

weakness- mainly people that lived in city’s, may act differently to others