Social Psychology Flashcards
1
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What is Social Psychology?
A
The behaviour of a large group of people
2
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What are some examples of Conformity?
A
- Uniform
- Behaviours
- Belief
3
Q
What is Conformity?
A
A change in person’s behaviour due to real/imagined pressure from other people
4
Q
What is Majority Influence?
A
Yielding to group pressure
5
Q
What are the 3 forms of Conformity by Herbert Kelman?
A
- Compliance
- Identification
- Internalisation
6
Q
What is the deepest form of conformity?
A
Internalisation
7
Q
Explain Compliance as a type of conformity.
[4]
A
- When you go along with what others are doing in public
- Privately you won’t change personal opinion - disagree
- Superficial and temporary
- change in behaviour stops when group stops monitoring us
8
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Explain Identification as a type of conformity.
[3]
A
- When a person conforms to behaviour of a group because there’s something they value about that group
- We identify with group, so we want to be part of it
- we publicly change behaviours to be accepted, even if we don’t privately agree with everything the group stands for
9
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Explain Internalisation as a type of conformity.
[4]
A
- When a person genuinely accepts a group norm
- Results in private and public change of behaviour
- change is permanent because attitudes are internalise
- even when group is absent, change in behaviour persists
10
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What is an example of an effect of Identification on a person?
A
They look to group for guidance
