Social Influence -

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Conformity

Answer 1

Following the majority.

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Obedience

Answer 2

Following a direct order from a person / group of authority.

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Minority influence

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A minority group persuading the majority.

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Independent behaviour

Answer 4

An individual going against the majority.

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Identification

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Person changes their views or behaviour public ally but it is not permanent and is done as they wish to be a part of the group.

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Compliance

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Person conforms publicly but not privately, this is not permanent and is done to just follow the crowd. Usually happens when In new situations and around new people.

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Internalisation

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Persons views have changed publicly and privately as they genuinely believe it is right. This is a permanent change.

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ISI

Answer 8

Informational Social Influence -
A person conforms because they want to be right. They tend to rely on other people who they believe to know the answer or know the right thing. - This is a cognitive process.

Question 9

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NSI

Answer 9

Normative Social Influence -
When a person conforms because they want to be liked. They do not want to go against the majority and risk being rejected or appearing foolish. This is an emotional process.

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Agentic state

Answer 10

A mental state where we feel no personal responsibility for our actions because we feel we are acting for an authoritative figure.

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Autonomous state

Answer 11

A mental state where we feel free to act on our own principles, and take responsibility for our actions.

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Legitimate Authority

Answer 12

When a person has justified authority due to their position of power within the social hierarchy.

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Destructive Authority

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When a person with legitimate authority uses their power to make people do cruel / dangerous things.

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A Buffer

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Something that reduces the impact of what you’re doing.

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A Binding Factor

Answer 15

Something that prevents you from escaping the agentic state.

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Displacement

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The transfer of negative emotions from one person or thing to an unrelated person or thing. Eg. Shouting at your boyfriend after your boss shouts at you. Or eg. Slamming a door after and argument with your dad.

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The F Scale

Answer 17

A set of questions designed to test a persons level of fascism.

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An Authoritarian Personality

Answer 18

A personality type which involves a conventional view of morality, and a disposition to obey authority.

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Internal Locus Of Control

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A person who believe that the things that happen to them are a result of their own actions, and have little to do with luck or fate. This person is more likely to resist conformity.

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External Locus Of Control

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A person who believes that the things that happen to them are out of their control and are a result of fate or luck. This person is more likely to conform.

Question 21

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Social Support

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A factor contributing to the resistance of social influence, when a non-conforming peer supports your view, this reduces blind obedience and stops you slipping into the agentic state.

Question 22

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Consistency

Minority Influence

Answer 22

Minority influence is most effective when the minority maintains the same view both overtime and amongst all their other members.

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Commitment

Minority Influence

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Minority influence is most effective when the minority demonstrates dedication to their views. Eg, by making personal sacrifices.

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Flexibility

Minority Influence

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Minority influence is most effective when the minority shows willingness to compromise and adapt.

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Social Cryptoamnesia

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When people forget the source of an idea after it becomes the majority belief.

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Drawing Attention

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When a minority group draws attention to themselves and their beliefs through their actions.

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The Snowball Effect

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When the minority belief gathers support at an increasing rate until it becomes the majority belief.

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Tipping Point

Answer 28

The point at which the minority view becomes majority view.

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Gradual Commitment

Answer 29

Getting someone to obey small instructions, which then makes it harder for them to resist more significant instructions.

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Social Change

Answer 30

When a whole society adopt a new attitude belief or behaviour.

Question 31

Minority influence in real life -

Answer 31

The suffragettes
The legislation of gay marriage
The smoking ban
Civil rights

Question 32

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Unanimity

Answer 32

The extent to which the members of the group agree.

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Disposition also Explanation

Answer 33

An explanation of behaviour which takes into the account the importance of an individual personality.

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Locus Of Control

Answer 34

The sense we each have about what directs events in our lives.

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Social Roles

Answer 35

The ‘parts’ people play as members of society, accompanied by associated behaviours.

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Situational Variables

Answer 36

Factors identified by Milgram, which influence obedience including proximity, location and uniform.

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Social influence

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The process by which individuals or groups he age each other’s attitudes and behaviour including obedience, conformity and minority influence.

Question 38

Social psychological factors effecting obedience

Answer 38

Agentic shift and legitimacy of authority.