Social Influence Part 2 Flashcards
What is the full definition of obedience?
Obedience is a type of social influence which causes a person to act in response to an order given by another person. The person who gives the order usually has power or authority.
What is the full definition of conformity?
A change in a person’s behaviour or opinion as a result of real or imagined pressure from a person or group of people.
What is conformity?
What is obedience?
Who asks in conformity?
Who asks in obedience?
Why do we conform?
Why are we obedient?
Going along with the crowd/yielding to group pressure
Changing behaviour to follow demands of an authority figure
Nobody has to ask. Act to fit in/resolve ambiguity
Authority figures
To be accepted (liked, fit in, not look silly etc) or to learn how to act/behave in an unknown/new situation
To avoid punishment/unpleasant consequences.
