Types Of Conformity

Question 1

What is conformity?

Answer 1

• Conformity occurs when a person adopts the attitudes, beliefs and behaviours of people in a particular group in response to real or imagined pressure

Question 2

What is compliance?

Answer 2

• When individuals change their own opinions or behaviour to fit in with the group
• However privately they do not change their personal opinions or behaviours

Question 3

What is identification?

Answer 3

• When individuals conform to a group they value
• The change in opinions or behaviours is both private and public but will not be maintained when the individual leaves the group

Question 4

What is internalisation?

Answer 4

• When an individual genuinely adopts the beliefs and behaviours of a group
• Resulting in a lasting change that persists