social influence Flashcards
what is agentic state?
individual carries out the orders of another person acting as their agent with little personal responsibility
what is authoritarian personality?
a person who has extreme respect for authority and is obedient to those who have power over them. They are characterised by a dogmatic and conventional outlook and these traits and dispositions are developed from strict and rigid parenting
what is autonomous state?
where individuals are seen as personally responsible for their actions
what is compliance?
a superficial type of conformity where people conform publicly but privately disagree
what are confederates?
alternative term for psuedo participants
what is conformity?
changing what we do think or say in response to others
what is identification?
where people change their beliefs (sometimes temporarily) to fit in within a group
what are dispositional variables?
focus on internal (personality) characteristics within humans that contribute to obedience
what is internalisation?
where people change their beliefs permanently
what is locus of control?
extent to which individuals believe they can control events in their lives
what is majority influence?
alternative term for conformity
what is milgram paradigm?
experimental procedure for measuring obedience rates
what is minority influence?
where an individual or small group influence attitudes and behaviours of a larger group
what is obedience?
complying with the demands of an authority figure
what are situational variables?
focus on external factors that affect the likelihood that someone will obey orders
