U2-L10: Conformity

Question 1

What is conformity?

Answer 1

Process whereby an individual’s attitudes, beliefs and behaviours are influenced by other people

Question 2

Why do people conform?

Answer 2

Could be a result of social pressure or they need to feel like they belong

Question 3

What are factors that affect conformity?

Answer 3

Group Size, Group Unanimity, Public vs Private Responses, Self-Esteem, Ambiguous or Difficult Task, Status of Members of Group

Question 4

What are the effects of conformity?

Answer 4

Chameleon Effect: imitating body language of person we are interacting with
Groupthink: the effects of collective pressure on the decision-making abilities of individual members of the group

Question 5

What are Ingroup and Outgroup?

Answer 5

Ingroup: a social group formed when its member identify with one another; bonded by a sense of belonging
Outgroup: a social group toward which an individual feels disrespect or opposition; sometimes treated badly by the ingroup

Question 6

What are the eight symptoms of groupthink?

Answer 6

CUISSSED
Collective Effort to Rationalize
Unquestioned Belief in the Group Inherent Morality
Illusion of Invulnerability
Stereotyped Views of Enemy Leaders
Self-Censorship
Shared Illusion of Unanimity
Emergence of Self-Appointed Miniguards
Direct Pressure