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Social Influence: Variables Affecting Conformity - NEW Flashcards

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1
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Name three variables that affect conformity

A

Group size
Unanimity
Task Difficulty

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Which variable was investigated by making the lines similar lengths?

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Task difficulty

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3
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Which variable was investigated by having a ‘lone’ confederate give a different, incorrect answer?

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Unanimity

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Which variable was investigated by increasing the number of the confederates?

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Group size

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HOW was task difficulty invesitgated?

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By making the comparison lines more similar in length

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HOW was unanimity investigated?

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By having a confederate give a different incorrect answer AND give the correct answer

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HOW was group size investigated?

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By increasing the size of the majority (the number of confederates)

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8
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When Asch used one real participant and one confederate, what was the conformity rate?

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3%

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9
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When Asch used one real participant and two confederates, what was the conformity rate?

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13%

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10
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When Asch used one real participant and three confederates, what was the conformity rate?

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32%

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What did Asch CONCLUDE about group size and conformity?

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The size of the majority does effect conformity, but only to a point

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What does unanimity mean?

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Complete agreement from a group

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13
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What was the conformity rate in Asch’s original study?

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37%

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What was FOUND when one confederate gave the right answer?

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Conformity rates dropped to 5.5%

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What was FOUND when one confederate gave a different, incorrect answer?

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Conformity rates dropped to 9%

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HOW did Asch investigate task difficulty?

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By making the comparison lines more similar in length

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HOW did Asch investigate unanimity?

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By having confederates give a different incorrect answer / the correct answer

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HOW did Asch investigate group size?

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By increasing the majority (the number of confederates)

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What explanation of conformity is used with explaining conformity during harder tasks?

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Informational Social Influence

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20
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Informational social influence is used to explain conformity during which variable?

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Task difficulty (harder tasks)

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TASK DIFFICULTY: What happens when the right answer becomes less obvious to us?

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We lose confidence in our ability

22
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GROUP SIZE: When Asch used one participant and one confederate, the conformity rate was 5.5%

True or false

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False - 3%

23
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GROUP SIZE: When Asch used one participant and three confederates, the conformity rate was 13%

True or false

A

False - 32%

24
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How many confederates were used within Asch’s original experiment?

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7-9

25
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How many genuine (naïve) participants were used in Asch’s original experiment?

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1

26
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How many genuine (naïve) participants were used in Asch’s variation experiments?

A

1

27
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AO3: Lucas et al’s study supports which variable affecting conformity?

A

Task difficulty

28
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AO3: Task difficulty as a variable affecting conformity is supported by which study?

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Lucas et al

29
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AO3: In what ways do Asch’s variations lack external validity?

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Gender bias
Culture bias
Low ecological validity

30
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AO3: Do Asch’s variations have high or low ecological validity? Why?

A

Low - lab experiments, and so conducted in an artificial environment

31
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AO3: Which study illustrates why Asch’s findings can’t be generalised to females?

A

Neto 1995

32
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AO3: Which study illustrates why Asch’s findings can’t be generalised to non-Western cultures

A

Bond and Smith 1996

33
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“Conformity rates increase as the majority group increases”

This finding is from which variable affecting conformity?

A

Group size

34
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“When there is a dissenter within the majority, conformity decreases”

This finding is from which variable affecting conformity?

A

Unanimity

35
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“When the right answer becomes less obvious, we lose confidence and are more likely to conform”

This finding is from which variable affecting conformity?

A

Task difficulty

36
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What are external explanations of obedience whereby features of an environment affect obedience levels?

A

Situational variables

37
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In Milgram’s experiment, what did wearing a grey lab coat give the researcher?

A

An air of authority

38
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When the researcher was taken over by an ordinary member of the public, what did obedience drop to?

A

Dropped to 20%

39
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In Milgram’s variation, explain how wearing everyday clothes affect obedience?

A

When not in uniform the perceived legitimate authority of the experimenter was reduced

40
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In Milgram’s variation, what does uniform act as?

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A strong visual authority symbol and a cue to act in an obedient manner

41
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Where was Milgram’s original study conducted?

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Yale University

42
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In Milgram’s experiment, how did he vary location?

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Changed location to a run down office

43
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Im Milgram’s experiment, what happened to obedience levels drop to when he changed the location to a run down office?

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48%

44
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In Bickman’s research, what did the confederates ask the passers by to do?

A

Give money to pay for parking or pick up litter

45
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In Bickman’s research, how did the ppts behaviour change following the instruction of the confederate?

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It was found that participants were twice as likely to follow the instructions of the confederate wearing a security guard uniform than the businessman

46
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Why is using a male only sample a limitation of Milgram’s research into situational variables

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It is difficult to generalise the findings to females, as they may have obeyed differently to the variables affecting obedience

47
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Why may Milgram’s into situational variables have gender bias?

A

A male only sample was used

48
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How did obedience differ in males and females in Sheridan and Kings research?

A

When ordered to give electric shocks to a puppy, females obeyed 100% of the time, compared to 54% of male participants

49
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What other factors can affect obedience other than situational variables?

A

Dispositional factors

50
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How can dispositional factors affect obedience?

A

This would argue that obedience is due to internal characteristics of the person e.g. their personality

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