Types of conformity

Question 1

What are the 3 types of conformity?

Answer 1

1. Compliance
2. Identification
3. Internalisation

Question 2

What is compliance?

Answer 2

• Occurs when individuals change their behaviour or belief to avoid public disapproval or in an attempt to be accepted by a social group.
• Involves public but not private acceptance of a groups activities.

Question 3

What is identification?

Answer 3

• Changing behaviour and attitudes towards a group because the group is considered desirable to join.
• It is not a permanent change of behaviour.

Question 4

What is internalisation?

Answer 4

• When an individual genuinely changes their behaviour or attitude to that of a group or person
• They see the behaviour as correct and change their beliefs publicly and privately and leads to full adaptation of a groups belief system