social influence

Question 1

what is conformity

Answer 1

is the tendency to change what we do think and say in response of pressure of others

Question 2

how many types of conformity are there

Answer 2

Three

Question 3

what the types of conformity

Answer 3

compliance,
internalisation, identification

Question 4

what is compliance

Answer 4

is conforming to gain approval of others. You conform publically not privately

Question 5

what is internalisation

Answer 5

is when they have accepted the views of the group so conform both pub and privately

Question 6

what is identification

Answer 6

is conforming to the group because wants to be accepted. it is temp change

Question 7

how many explanations of conformity are there

Answer 7

two

Question 8

how came up with explanations of conformity

Answer 8

Deutsch and gerand

Question 9

what are the explanations of conformity

Answer 9

normative social influence
informational social influence

Question 10

what is normative social influence

Answer 10

is when someone conforms because they have the desire to be liked

Question 11

what is informational social influence

Answer 11

is when someone conforms because they need to be right

Question 12

who studies the variables effecting conformity

Answer 12

Asch

Question 13

how many variables effect conformity

Answer 13

Three

Question 14

what are the variables effecting conformity

Answer 14

group size
difficulty of task
unanimity of the majority

Question 15

Asch study: procedure

Answer 15

123 males, volunteers
were asked to look at three lines of different lengths.
They took turn to call out of the 3 lines which one was the same as the standard line.

Question 16

what were the findings of asch study

Answer 16

It showed that the average conformity rate was 33%.
GS: if there was 3 confederates CR increase
UM: introducing an ally decreased conformity to 5.5%

Question 17

evaluate asch study

Answer 17

gender bias, androcentric study since it is only on males therefore shouldn’t be generalised.
used volunteers which have specific characteristics
issues determining group size as limited range of majority of sizes

Question 18

what are social roles

Answer 18

are the behaviours that are expected of an individual who is at a social status

Question 19

who studied social roles

Answer 19

Zimbardo

Question 20

what’s the name of Zimbardo study

Answer 20

Stanford prison experiment

Question 21

what is the procedure of Stanford prison experiment

Answer 21

mock prison in Stanford uni psych department
24males, students, volunteers
allocated either prisoners or guard. prisoners were arrested from home given uniform and id numbers, had specific rights and strict routine
guards wore sunglasses and had whistles
the study was meant to last 2 weeks

Question 22

how long was Stanford prision expierement meant to last

Answer 22

2 weeks

Question 23

what were the finding of Stanford prison experiment

Answer 23

G harassed P because of power and treated them harshly
P rebelled within 2 days
1 P left on day 1 showing psychological harm
study ended after 6 days

Question 24

Evaluate Stanford prison experiment

Answer 24

L -gender bias, androcentric males only cant generalise findings to both females and males
L- ethical issues, pps had phycological harm
S- internal validity only selected mentally stable pps

Question 25

who studied situational variables effecting obedience

Answer 25

Milgram

Question 26

what did milgram study

Answer 26

obedience

Question 27

what was the procedure of Milgram study

Answer 27

40 male volunteers, ages 20-50 were allocated as teachers they had to enforce a fake shock to the learner from 15V to 450V teacher asked learner to remember word pairs and if they got wrong they administer shock

Question 28

what were the findings of Milgram's study

Answer 28

all pps obeyed up to 300V 12.5% stopped at 300V 65% of pps went to max V

Question 29

evaluate Milgram's study

Answer 29

S- there is supporting evidence as Burger replicated the study L- ethical issues L- androcentric gender bias not able to be generalised

Question 30

how many situational factors did Milgram study

Answer 30

Three

Question 31

what are the situational factors that effect obedience in Milgrams study

Answer 31

1. proximity 2. location 3. uniform

Question 32

what did the effect of proximity have on obedience in milgrams study

Answer 32

when teacher and learner in same room OL decreased to 45%

Question 33

what did the effect of location have on obedience in milgrams study

Answer 33

moved to a run down office it decreased to 48%

Question 34

what did the effect of uniform have on obedience in Milgram's study

Answer 34

if teachers wore their own clothes OL decreased significant to 20%

Question 35

how many reasons are there for people to obey

Answer 35

three

Question 36

what are the reasons why people obey

Answer 36

agentic state legitimacy of authority authoritarian personality

Question 37

what is agentic state

Answer 37

is when an individual believes they do not have responsibility for their own actions

Question 38

evaluate agentic state

Answer 38

not a complete explanation

Question 39

what is legitimacy of authority

Answer 39

is someone who perceives themselves to be in a position of social control within a situation

Question 40

evaluate legitimacy of authority

Answer 40

there is cultural differences because each countries perceive different people as obedient

Question 41

what is authoritarian personality

Answer 41

refers to a person who has extreme respect for authority, more likely to obey to people who hold power over them

Question 42

what is social support

Answer 42

refers to the presence of people who resist pressures to conform or obey can help others do the same

Question 42

what the effect of social support on Asch study

Answer 42

having an ally who gave the right answer made CR go from 33 to 5.5%. This is because it makes the individual to have more confidence therefore more likely to not conform

Question 43

what was the effect of social support on milgrams study

Answer 43

when pps joined by a disobedient pps levels dropped from 65% to 10%

Question 44

what does LOC stand for

Answer 44

locus of control

Question 45

what locus of control

Answer 45

refers to a differ in peoples belief whether outcomes to their actions are dependent on what they do or the events outside their personal control

Question 46

who proposed the LOC

Answer 46

Rotter

Question 47

how many types of LOC are there

Answer 47

two

Question 48

what are the types of LOC

Answer 48

internal external

Question 49

what is internal LOC

Answer 49

is people who believe they are responsible to what happens to them

Question 50

what is external LOC

Answer 50

is when people who believe things happen without their control

Question 51

what is minority influence

Answer 51

is a form of social influence where members of a majority group change their beliefs or behaviour as a result of exposure to persuasive minority

Question 52

what are the characteristics of minorities

Answer 52

commitment consistency flexibility

Question 53

who studied minority influence

Answer 53

Moscovici et al

Question 54

what's the procedure of Moscovici et al study

Answer 54

pps shown 36slides with different shades of blue and asked to state a colour 1st - 2 confederates said green which was consistent 2nd answered green 24 times and 12 blue inconsistent they used a control group for comparison

Question 55

what were the findings of Moscovici et al study

Answer 55

only 0.25% of control group were green and rest were blue in experimental group 1.25% answered green with confederates inconsistent answers

Question 56

what was the conclusions of the Moscovici et al

Answer 56

minorities can influence majorities, more effective when minorities are consistent

Question 57

what is social change

Answer 57

occurs when a section of society adopts a new belief or way of behaving which becomes accepted as the norm

Question 58

what are the steps of social change through minority influence

Answer 58

1. drawing attention to the issue 2. cognitive conflict 3. consistency of position 4. the augmentation principle 5. snow bell effect

Question 59

evaluate social change

Answer 59

social change through minority influence maybe very gradual