Test Flashcards
Structure
PEEL x3 + Intro and conclusion (1 of each)
STRENGTHS
WEAKNESSES
EVIDENCE
Procedure
6-8 groups
123 undergraduate male Americans
Real ones sat 2nd from end
Findings
75% conformed at least once
32% average conformity rates
Conclusion
Conform due to NSI (unambiguous)
Variations
Group size
Unanimity
Task difficulty
Group size percentages
1 other person = 3%
2 others = 13%
3 others = 32%
Unanimity dissenter percentage
5.5% decrease
AO3
lacks temporal validity (McCarthyism 1950s) – Perrin and Spencer replicated 1980 and only 1/396 conformed) and mundane realism becuase it doesn’t reperesent conformity in real world so lacks generalisability
Ignores gender differences: NETO EXPeriment: females conform more, lacks populational external validity
Dual
NSI – change behaviour/ opinion to be liked – temporary change – leads to compliance
ISI – change behaviour/ opinion to be right – permanent change – leads to internalisation