SOCIAL - Social Influence Flashcards

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Compiance

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Publicly adopting the views of the majority but having differentiated or conflicting ideas internally
It is temporary and superficial

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Internalisation

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The behaviour of belief/s of the majority are adopted into the individuals own belief system
Deepest most permanent level of conformity

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Normative social influence

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Based on our desire to be liked
Publicaly going along with the majority but privately maintaining one’s own views
Compliance is a result of this

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Informational social influence

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Based on our desire to be right
We look to others in ambiguous situations for guidance and what is the correct way to behave.
Internalisation is a result of informative social influence

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How might cultural differences impact conformity

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Cultures can either be individualistic (western) of collectivistic (Asian & African where large family groups are important)
Bond and Smith found the following levels of conformity on Asch-like tasks:
Collectivist: 37%
Individualistic: 25%

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Real life example of minority influence

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The suffragettes

The nazis

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Internal locus of control

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What happens in your life is a result of your own actions

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External locus of control

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Life events are controlled by external facotors for example luck or the actions of others

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What type of behaviour might someone with an internal locus of control exhibit?

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Independent behaviour

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What type of behaviour might someone with an external locus of control exhibit?

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May be more likely to conform

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What is identification?

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when a person conforms to the role that society expects them to play.

Shown in Zimbardo’s prison experiment

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Individuation

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Not wanting to conform or appear the same as the majority to have a sense of individuality

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Resistance

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A response to not wishing to conform or be restricted

People respond through frustration and anger and there by rebelling

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Disobedient morals

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Seeing others refuse to obey authority which encourages disobedience

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Define locus of control

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Individual differences in people’s beliefs and expectations about what controls their life

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Which 3 things may cause an individual to resist conformity?

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1) Presence of a non-conforming peer
2) Internal locus of control
3) Desire for individuation

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Which 3 things may cause an individual to resist obedience

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1) Presense if disobedient peer
2) Internal locus of control
3) Reactance

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What is meant by ‘disobedient peer’ as a reason for resistance to conformity?

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Exposing people to the actions on a non’conforming model

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Give 4 reasons for obedience

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1) Buffers
2) Gradual commitment
3) Agentic shift
4) Legitimate authority

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Explain buffers

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Acts to protect person from the consequences of their behaviour.

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Explain gradual commitment

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Once we’ve agreed to a small concession, then in principle it becomes more difficult to refuse a larger one.

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Explain legitimate authority

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Society gives power or authority to certain people that they are able to exercise over others. ‘Blind obedience’ may lead to following commandments to commit immoral acts

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Explain agentic shift

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As autonomous individuals, conscientious and aware of the consequences of our behaviour.
~The agentic shift occurs~
As agentic individuals seeing ourselves as the puppets of others and no longer responsible for our actions.

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Give 2 examples of how our society encourages obedience

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School

Family

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What is an intra-individual

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A type of consistency where a person maintains a consistent position over time

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What is a inter-individual

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A type of consistency where there is an agreement among members of the minority group

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What is the result of intra and inter-individualism

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People may yield to a minority if they show either types of these consistencies.

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3 ways in which minorities can influence the majority

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Snowball effect
Group membership
The dissociation model

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What is meant by the snowball effect

which study supports this idea of minority influence?

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Van Avermaet

Once a few members of the majority start to move towards the minority others follow.

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What is meant by group membership

which study supports this idea of minority influence?

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Hogg & Vaughen

We are more likely to be influenced by those who we percieve to be similar to ourselves

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What is mean by the disassociation model?

which study supports this idea of minority influence?

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Mugny & Perez

Disassociation of the content from the source

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What did Nemeth conclude about minority influence

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It is achieved through the augmentation principle - If there are risks involved with taking a certain view then it is taken more seriously
Flexibility - if the consistent minority are seen as inflexible it is likely they wont change views

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How did the suffragettes as a minority, influence social change

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  • Consistency: stuck b their political policies and aims
  • Augmentation principle: Risked alot e.g. breaking laws. Emily Davison - died when she went on to the horse race course
  • Both intra & inter individuals