Social influence Flashcards
RTS Normative Social Influence
Asch - state line a,b or c was closest to stimulus line x
confed gave incorrect answer first
conformity = 37%
RTS informational Social Influence
Jenness - estimate jelly beans in jar
own, group, own
second own closer to group
extra RTS Informational Social Influence
+RTS task difficulty affecting conformity
Lucas et al - more conformity to incorrect math’s answers with more difficult questions
even more so with poor math skills
who proposed types of conformity
Kelman (1958)
who developed two- process theory of conformity (ISI,NSI)
Deutsch and Gerard
RTS Milgram
Hofling - nurses told to give dangerous dose (Astroten) to patients by unknown doctor via telephone 21/22 did
RTS situational variables of obedience
Bickman in new york - confed either milkman/ businessman/ security guard
asked to either give money for parking or pick up litter
twice as likely to listen to security guard than business man
RTS agentic state
MIlgram
RTC agentic state
Mandel (1998) - German Nazi soldiers chose to shoot civilians in a small town in Poland
RTS authoritarian personality + internal locus of control
MIlgram & elms - F scale questionnaire for levels of authoritarianism
high levels = more obedient 450v
RTS resistance to conformity
Asch - original 37%
ally - 5.5%
dissenter - 9%
RTS locus of control
Spector - more likely to conform to NSI with external locus of control
RTS consistency in minority influence
Moscovici et al - 2 confed 6 ppt
confed called blue slides green
consistent = 8%
inconsistent = 1%
RTS flexibility in minority influence
Nemeth & Brilmayer (1987) - mock jury deciding compensation for ski lift injury
when confed wasn’t flexible with alternate viewpoint = no effect
flexible = had effect
