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Social Influence: Types and explanations of conformity Flashcards

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1
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What are the three types of conformity?

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Internalisation, identification, compliance

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Who proposed the types of conformity?

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Kelman

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What is internalisation as a type of conformity?

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When a person genuinley accepts group norms and results in private and public change of behaviour. Change is usually permenant and persists when group is absent because attitude has become part of how the person thinks.

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What type of conformity is the most permenant?

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Internalisation

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What is identification as a type of conformity?

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When someone identifies with a group that they value and want to become part of, public behaviour is changed even if the person privately doesn’t agree with everything the group stands for

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What is compliance as a type of conformity?

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Involves going along with others but privately not changing opinion, likely to happen when the situation is ambiguous and a decision needs to be made quickly

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What is normative social influence as an explanation of conformity?

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The emotional process where people want social approval rather than rejection and could lead to compliance

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What type of conformity does normative social influence lead to?

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Compliance

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What is informational social influence as an explanation of conformity?

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Refers to the cognitive process with the desire to be right leading to internalisation

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What type of conformity does informational social influence lead to?

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Internalisation

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What is the strength of types of conformity that suggested there is research support for NSI?

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  • Asch found ppts conformed bc afraid of social disapproval
  • When wrote down with no normative pressure, levels fell to 12.5%
  • Some conformity is due to the desire to not be rejected by group for disagreeing
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When there was no normative pressure in Asch’s supporting evidence for types of conformity, what did conformity levels fall to?

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12.5%

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What is the strength of types of conformity that suggests that there is research support for the ISI?

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  • Lucas et al found that ppts conformed more to incorrect answers when maths questions were harder and the situation was more ambiguous
  • Had to rely on answers given
  • This supports ISI because it is what it would predict
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What was the limitation of types of conformity that suggested that there are individual differences in NSI?

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  • Some people are more concerned about being liked by others and need to be affiliated.
  • McGhee + Teevan found that these students were more likely to conform
  • NSI predicts conformity for some people more than others which is an individual difference that is not explained.
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What did McGhee + Teevan suggest as a limitation of types of conformity?

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Some people are more concerned about being liked and the need to affiliate, these students are most likely to conform

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What is the debate around types of conformity?

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  • Whether the distinction between NSI and ISI is actually useful because it is impossible to tell which one is operating.
  • Lucas et al study it is not possible to tell if the ppts wanted to be liked or they genuinely thought that the incorrect answers were right.
  • Asch’s study supports both ISI and NSI
  • Shows that both concepts can be useful because they help to explain reasons for conformity in the real world.
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What did Asch suggests as a strength for NSI?

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When ppts wrote down their answers with no normative pressure the conformity levels dropped to 12.5% which suggests some conformity is due to desire not to be rejected

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What did Lucas et al suggest is a strength for ISI?

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Ppts conformed more to incorrect answers when maths questions were harder

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Who are the key thinkers in the topic ‘Types and explanations of conformity’?

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Kelman
Asch
Lucas et al
McGhee + Teevan

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What are the titles of the evaluation points in the topic ‘Types and explanations of conformity?’

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  • Support for NSI
  • Support for ISI
  • Individual differences in NSI
  • Debate whether ISI/ NSI distinction is useful

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