Test 3 (Ch. 8-10) Flashcards
conformity
YOU change your behavior to fit in with a group or to match others, nobody is telling you to change
compliance
changing your behavior in response to a DIRECT REQUEST
obedience
changing your behavior because of a DIRECT REQUEST from AUTHORITY
informational conformity (social validation)
go with the group not because you fear rejection, but you think THE GROUP IS RIGHT and will check to ensure your accuracy
normative conformity
go along with the group because you want to be accepted, NOT REJECTED
descriptive behavior
how the group would typically do a behavior
injunctive behavior
behavior that is typically approved of
universal motivation:
we want to AVOID REJECTION
Schacter (outlier)
put one confederate into groups and said no matter what the group decides, the confederate must disagree. three stages:
1) argue (convince outlier)
2) ignore
3) punish (if given the opportunity)
Asch (lines)
people went along with the group 37% of the time for different reasons!
normative influence happens more often when these four things are present:
SiUnImSst
1) size of the group (bigger=norm. influence)
2) unanimity (one dissenter will encourage you)
3) immediacy (the more immediately you must respond, the more likely you are to agree)
4) social strength (care more about opinions of some than others)
Moscovici’s Theory
a majority sways by the size, while a minority sways by the style of an argument
Bond/Smith (meta-analysis, indiv/collect norm conformity)
conformity exists no matter what, but normative conformity happens more in collectivism than in individualism
Sherif (lazer dot)
auto-kinetic effect with the laser and the dot. asked for a rating of how much the dot moved. then put them in a group and asked. then gave their final response. assessments were now in line with each other (anchoring)
informational influence happens when there three things are present:
ACE
1) ambiguity
2) crises (we don’t want to do something wrong and cause a greater disaster!)
3) experts (are talking)
social contagion
one person exhibits a behavior that spreads through their social environment (memes, devious licks)
mass psychogenic illness
one person’s symptoms spread through their social environment (Tanganyikan Laughing Epidemic, Dancing Plague of 1518)
Principles of Compliance
CRSAFP
commitment and consistency
reciprocation
scarcity
attention
friendship and liking
persuasion
foot-in-the-door
COMMITMENT, requests start small and get bigger
freedman and fraser (foot in the door)
asked for people to take a safe driving sticker, then to display a big, ugly safe driving sign in their ward. those with sticker did 76% while those without only 2% agreed
low-ball
COMMITMENT, get a low entry deal, but then other things are attached to it and you’re already agreed and likely won’t say no
bait and switch
COMMITMENT, advertise an awesome deal but only have a small amount of things available, they run out and you agree to a less attractive deal
labeling
CONSISTENCY, if you label someone as something, they want to act consistently with it (ex; you look like someone who cares about the environment. buy our electric car)
obligation
WHY COMMITMENT AND CONSISTENCY WORKS, you feel obligated to either yourself or someone else!