Types of conformity Flashcards
1
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What is compliance?
A
- going along with a particular behaviour or others to appear normal
- privately not changing personal opinions or behaviour
2
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What is internalisation?
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- going along with the majority and believing their views are correct
3
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When would internalisation occur?
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- if you are in an unfamiliar situation where you don’t know what the correct behaviour should be
4
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What are examples of compliance?
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- dress code of work = no jeans or trainers
- someone laughing at a joke even if they don’t understand it
5
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What are examples of internalisation?
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- turning on car headlights because other have
- someone who doesn’t follow football gets following a team because their friends do
6
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What is identification?
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- when a person changes their public behaviour and their private beliefs but only while they are in the presence of the group they are identifying with
7
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What tends to be duration of identification?
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- short-term change
- result of NSI
8
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What is a piece of research that studied identification?
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- Janey et al 1973
- a study of guards and prisoners in a simulated prison
- conforming to social roles
