types of conformity and explanations fot conformity Flashcards

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types of conformity- compliance

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individuals conforming to gain their approval. only publicly, privately they keep their views.

change their views to get along with group,

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internalisation

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individuals go along with group due to acceptance of their views, they believe publicly and privately

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identification

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accepting influence due to desire to be associated with group, only agree publicly

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explanations of conformity - normative social influence

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conformity based on the desire for approval, to to avoid social disapproval, have fear of rejection, temporary

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informational social influence

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form of influence results of desire to be right - looking to others as a way of gaining evidence about reality

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when is normative social influence more likely to occur

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when individual believes they are under surveillance by the group

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when is information social influence more likely to occur

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if situation is ambiguous or not here others are experts

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strength

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research support for informational influence - henley found people who exposed to negative information about nkack people had more negative attitudes towards black people

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weakness

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difficulties distinguishing between compliance and internalisation - it’s assumed that people who publicly agree disagrees in private
SOME PEOPPE MAY LIE

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