Types of Conformity

Question 1

What is social influence?

Answer 1

The process through which a person or group change thoughts, opinions or behaviours of others.

Question 2

Kelman

Answer 2

3 types of conformity:
1) compliance
2) internalisation
3) identification

Question 3

What is conformity?

Answer 3

When the behaviour of an individual or small group is influenced by a larger, more dominant group.

Question 4

Compliance

Answer 4

• weakest form of conformity
• publically changing behaviour not privately

Question 5

Identification

Answer 5

• stronger form of conformity
• both publically and privately changing but only when with group

Question 6

Internalisation

Answer 6

• strongest form of conformity
• publically and priavtely changing permanetly

Question 7

Explanations for conformity

Answer 7

• normative social influence
• informational social influence

Question 8

Normative social influence

Answer 8

• about norms that regulate behaviour of people
• what is ‘normal’ behaviour for a social group.

Question 9

Informational social influence

Answer 9

• about who has the better info
• if u give one answer and the class gives another, u go with the classes answer