social defenitions

Question 1

conformity

Answer 1

when we change our views or behaviours in response to the influence of a larger group

Question 2

compliance

Answer 2

publicly agreeing with group but privately disagreeing to not seem different

Question 3

identification

Answer 3

changing behaviour when with a particular group

Question 4

internalisation

Answer 4

both publicly and privately changing beliefs

Question 5

normative social influence

Answer 5

desire to be liked

Question 6

informational social influence

Answer 6

desire to be right

Question 7

legitimacy of authority

Answer 7

we are more likely to obey people who are seen to have “real authority” and a higher amount of “social power”

Question 8

agentic state

Answer 8

more likely to obey because you dont feel like you have personal responsibility

Question 9

unanimity

Answer 9

the extent to how many group members agree

Question 10

group size

Answer 10

effects conformity rate:
3= increases to 33%
7= begins to decrease

Question 11

task difficulty

Answer 11

if the task is more ambiguous they are left confident and conform more

Question 12

proximity

Answer 12

physical closeness to authority figure:
from 65% to 21%

Question 13

location

Answer 13

where the experiment took place:

yale = 65%
rundown office= 40%

Question 14

uniform

Answer 14

more likely to obey a person in uniform:

normal- 65%
no uniform- 20%

Question 15

authoritarian personality

Answer 15

disposition expliantion to obedience, someone who is more susceptible to obeying authority

Question 16

locus of control

Answer 16

dispositional explanation for obedience, perception of contol over their own behaviour

Question 17

internal loc

Answer 17

view themselves as being in control, less likely to conform/ obey

Question 18

external loc

Answer 18

view outside forces as being in control, more likely to conform/ obey

Question 19

social support

Answer 19

helps to resist and see consequences

Question 20

consistency

Answer 20

saying the same thing over and over for a long period of time

Question 21

synchronic consistency

Answer 21

all the group making the same point

Question 22

diachronic consistency

Answer 22

making the same point over a long period of time

Question 23

commitment

Answer 23

doing a risky act to show you care

Question 24

flexibility

Answer 24

ability to compromise so you don’t seem rigid

Question 25

snowball effect

Answer 25

the minority becoming the majority