social booklet 1 conformity

Question 1

name the 3 types of conformity

Answer 1

internalisation identification and compliance

Question 2

define conformity

Answer 2

where we change behaviour in response to real of false influential pressure set by the majority

Question 3

define obedience

Answer 3

form of social influence where you follow a direct order from an authority figure

Question 4

what study supports conformity

Answer 4

aschs line test cards

Question 5

what did asch find in the original study

Answer 5

the avg rate of conformity was 32%
74% conformed atleast once and 26% didnt ever

Question 6

what is compliance

Answer 6

where you agree in public to go along w others
DISAGREE IN PRIVATE

Question 7

whats identification

Answer 7

where you think about the opinion and agree with them in public however disagree with some parts in private

Question 8

whats internalisation

Answer 8

where you PUBLICALLY AND PRIVATELY AGREE

Question 9

what are the 2 explanations for conformity

Answer 9

informational social influence and normative social influence

Question 10

when would you be informationally socially influenced

Answer 10

when youre unsure and you just want to go along wiht others to get the answer right

Question 11

what variables affect conformity

Answer 11

group size
unanimity
task difficulty

Question 12

who investigated variables affecting conformity

Answer 12

Asch

Question 13

how did asch investigate group size

Answer 13

he repeated the experiment and wanted to know wether the size of the group would be more important than the agreement of the group

Question 14

what did asch find when he changed group sizes

Answer 14

found little conformity with 1 or 2 confederates however with 3 confederates conformity to the wrong answer rose to 32%

Question 15

outline and explain aschs experiment into task difficulty

Answer 15

he repeated the original experiment but made the line lengths close together, making the answer less obvious

he found that conformity increased under these circumstances

Question 16

what did zimbardo investigate

Answer 16

conformity into social roles

Question 17

what was zimbardos procedure

Answer 17

he found volunteers and selected those deemed emotionally stable

he randomly assigned them roles of guard and prisoner

the prisoners were arrested in their homes and delivered to the fake prison and issued a uniform number

the prisoners names were never used, just their numbers

Question 18

what did zimbardo find

Answer 18

he found after the 6 days that the prisoners began to rebel after day 2 due to harsh treatment and concluded that social roles are taken subconsciously and very easily

Question 19

Define normative social influence

Answer 19

when we follow behaviour thats deemed as ‘normal’ based on the desire to be liked

Question 20

Define the informational explanation for social influence

Answer 20

when we are influenced based on the desire to be correct.

Question 21

What did Asch conclude from his original study

Answer 21

NSI affected results significantly shown by the 74% conformity whilst in public compared to mistakes 10% of the time in private

Question 22

AO3:What does Aschs study lack

Answer 22

ecological validity and mundane realism:
Only American males as participants meaning results cannot be generalised to the general public

Question 23

AO3:Evaluate Aschs original study

Answer 23

Low EV
deception- ethics
artificial situation

Question 24

Outline zimbardos study

Answer 24

22 American volunteers were randomly selected into social roles- prisoner or guard

guards were given instructions to not call the inmates by their names instead their allocated numbers
also allowed to have complete control over their entire lives whilst in the Stanford university basement prisoners also had a daily routine that they had to stick to within the 6 days they stayed within these social roles.

Question 25

What did Zimbardo conclude from his prison study

Answer 25

Good people in a bad place will change behaviours.
Guards conformed to their roles

Question 26

AO3: Evaluate Zimbardo’s prison experiment

Answer 26

+control of participants-only mentally stable
- Androcentric- 24 white American participants
- Lacks realism- in a uni basement aswell as fake roles however maybe he prison felt real to participants
-individual differences- some may go to further extremities to play their role than others.