Social Influence - Types of Conformity

Question 1

Conformity

Answer 1

A change in a persons behaviour or opinions as a result of real or imagined pressure from a person or group

Question 2

Real pressure example

Answer 2

Pressure from authoritative figures (E.g. police and teachers) who bring about social conformity

Question 3

Imagined pressure example

Answer 3

Thinking people are judging you if you do not conform

Question 4

Who came up with three different types of conformity and when?

Answer 4

Kelman in 1958

Question 5

Three types of conformity

Answer 5

Internalisation
Identification
Compliance

Question 6

What is the deepest form of conformity? Why?

Answer 6

Internalisation because you are changing your own beliefs

Question 7

Where will a person conform during internalisation? Why?

Answer 7

They will conform publicly and privately because they have internalised and accepted the views of the majority group

Question 8

What do the views expressed by the majority become a part of during internalisation?

Answer 8

The views expressed by the majority become a part of the individual’s own belief system

Question 9

When will views persist during internalisation?

Answer 9

They will persist when other members of the group are absent

Question 10

How long are the views that you internalise in your mind for?

Answer 10

They are permanently in your mind

Question 11

Example of internalisation: Jack

Answer 11

Jack went to uni and lived in a house with 4 people who were environmentalists. Now he believed it is crucial for human survival to protest against deforestation and he continuously does this, even when alone.

Question 12

What is a moderate form of conformity?

Answer 12

Identification

Question 13

Where do you conform during identification?

Answer 13

Publicly, but not privately - you agree with the masses when talking to them, but privately disagree with them

Question 14

Is identification permanent?

Answer 14

No. It’s temporary

Question 15

Why do we act the same as the majority group during identification?

Answer 15

Because we want to fit in

Question 16

Example of identification: Jack

Answer 16

Jack’s girlfriend brought him to an environmentalist group with her friends and he protested with them to look good in front of her friends, but in private he doesn’t care about the environment

Question 17

Example of identification: Nazis

Answer 17

People identified publicly as Nazis to avoid persecution if they didn’t

Question 18

What is a shallow form of conformity?

Answer 18

Compliance

Question 19

Where do you conform during compliance?

Answer 19

You conform publicly, but privately disagree and don’t change personal behaviours or opinions

Question 20

What type of change is compliance?

Answer 20

A superficial change, meaning it exists on the surface

Question 21

Why do people conform during compliance?

Answer 21

Because it makes their life easier or avoids an uncomfortable situation

Question 22

When will the opinion stop during compliance?

Answer 22

As soon as the group pressure stops

Question 23

Example of compliance: Jack

Answer 23

Jack will agree with actions of environmentalists and will be their friends, but will not agree with their actions and show any support