Social influence - 1

Question 1

Types of conformity

Answer 1

Compliance, identification, internalisation

Question 2

Compliance

Answer 2

Publicly conforming but privately disagreeing.
To avoid social disapproval or to gain social approval.

Question 3

Identification

Answer 3

Both privately and publically conforming but only when with the group.

Question 4

Internalisation

Answer 4

Genuinely conforming internally and externally.

Question 5

Explanations for Conformity

Answer 5

Normative social influence
informational social influence

Question 6

Normative social influence

Answer 6

The desire to be liked and accepted by the group.

Question 7

Informational social influence

Answer 7

The desire to be right and avoid wrong.

Question 8

Variables Affecting Conformity

Answer 8

Group size, unanimity, task difficulty
(Asch lines)

Question 9

Group size

Answer 9

Conformity increases as the size of the majority group increases, but only up to a certain point.

Question 10

Unanimity

Answer 10

If there is one dissenter, conformity decreases significantly.

Question 11

Task difficulty

Answer 11

Conformity increases when the task is difficult or ambiguous.