Types of Conformity Flashcards
1
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Define Conformity
A
A change in a person’s behaviour or opinions as a result of real or imagined pressure from a person or group of people
2
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What is majority influence?
A
Yielding to group pressure
3
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What are the three types of conformity?
A
Compliance, Identification, Internalisation
4
Q
What is compliance?
A
Behaviour only done to fit in with a group: public acceptance but not private.
5
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What is identification?
A
Temporarily changing your own beliefs in order to fit in. Public and potential private acceptance.
6
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What is internalisation?
A
When a person genuinely believes the views. Public and private acceptance.
