SOCIAL - Social Influence

Question 1

Compiance

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Internalisation

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Normative social influence

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Informational social influence

Answer 4

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

Question 5

How might cultural differences impact conformity

Answer 5

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%

Question 6

Real life example of minority influence

Answer 6

The suffragettes

The nazis

Question 7

Internal locus of control

Answer 7

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

Question 8

External locus of control

Answer 8

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

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Independent behaviour

Question 10

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

Answer 10

May be more likely to conform

Question 11

What is identification?

Answer 11

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

Shown in Zimbardo’s prison experiment

Question 12

Individuation

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Resistance

Answer 13

A response to not wishing to conform or be restricted

People respond through frustration and anger and there by rebelling

Question 14

Disobedient morals

Answer 14

Seeing others refuse to obey authority which encourages disobedience

Question 15

Define locus of control

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Which 3 things may cause an individual to resist conformity?

Answer 16

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

Question 17

Which 3 things may cause an individual to resist obedience

Answer 17

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

Question 18

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

Answer 18

Exposing people to the actions on a non’conforming model

Question 19

Give 4 reasons for obedience

Answer 19

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

Question 20

Explain buffers

Answer 20

Acts to protect person from the consequences of their behaviour.

Question 21

Explain gradual commitment

Answer 21

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

Question 22

Explain legitimate authority

Answer 22

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

Question 23

Explain agentic shift

Answer 23

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.

Question 24

Give 2 examples of how our society encourages obedience

Answer 24

School

Family

Question 25

What is an intra-individual

Answer 25

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

Question 26

What is a inter-individual

Answer 26

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

Question 27

What is the result of intra and inter-individualism

Answer 27

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

Question 28

3 ways in which minorities can influence the majority

Answer 28

Snowball effect
Group membership
The dissociation model

Question 29

What is meant by the snowball effect

which study supports this idea of minority influence?

Answer 29

Van Avermaet

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

Question 30

What is meant by group membership

which study supports this idea of minority influence?

Answer 30

Hogg & Vaughen

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

Question 31

What is mean by the disassociation model?

which study supports this idea of minority influence?

Answer 31

Mugny & Perez

Disassociation of the content from the source

Question 32

What did Nemeth conclude about minority influence

Answer 32

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

Question 33

How did the suffragettes as a minority, influence social change

Answer 33

• 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