Types Of Conformity

Question 1

What is conformity

Answer 1

A change in a person’s behaviour/opinions as a result of real/imagined pressure from a person or group of people

Question 2

Who identified the three types of conformity

Answer 2

Kelman

Question 3

What is compliance

Answer 3

Conforming publicly but continuing to privately disagree, stops when there is no group pressures to conform and is therefore a temporary behaviour change

Question 4

What is identification

Answer 4

Moderate form of conformity where we act the same as the group because we share their values and want to be accepted, change of belief/behaviour is often temporary and only felt in the presence of others
-happens when conform to fulfil social role eg police officer

Question 5

What is internalisation

Answer 5

Deepest type of conformity where a person conforms publicly and privately because they have internalised and accepted the views of the group, long lasting as behaviour changed even when no group pressure to conform
-most likely to occur when the majority have greater knowledge and members of the minority have little knowledge to challenge the majority position

Question 6

Three types of conformity ordered from shallowest to deepest

Answer 6

Compliance
Identification
Internalisation