Types And Explanations Of Conformity Flashcards
1
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What is Social influence
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When a person causes a change in behaviour of another person.
2
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What is conformity
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A change in a persons behaviour or opinions as a result of real or imagined pressure from a person or group of people
3
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What is compliance??
A
Weakest form of conformity, it’s temporary. A person goes along with others in public but privately doesn’t change their personal opinions
4
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What is identification
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A moderate form of conformity, we conform with a groups opinions or behaviour as we value the group as we want to be apart of it. We change our opinions to match the group even if we privately don’t agree with this
5
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What is internalisation
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The deepest form of conformity, the change is likely permanent the change persists in the absence of members
