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Unit 1 - LAA2 - Conformity Flashcards

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1
Q

What is meant by conformity?

A

Changing your behaviour/belief due to real or imagined group pressure

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What is the key term for changing your behaviour because of group pressure?

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Conformity

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Why do we change our behaviour/beliefs

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Due to real or imagined group pressure

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What happens as a result of real or imagined group pressure?

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We change our behaviour

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WHY do we conform?

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To fit in with a group

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6
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Give an example of real group pressure

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The physical presence of people

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What is this an example of?

“the physical presence of people”

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Real group pressure

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Give an example of imagined group pressure

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Thinking you will be judged for behaviour

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What is this an example of?

“thinking you will be judged for behaviour”

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imagined group pressure

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10
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Name the two explanations for conformity

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ISI (informational social influence) and NSI (Normative social influence

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What does ISI stand for?

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informational social influence

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What does NSI stand for?

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normative social influence

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What does is meant by normative social influence?

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desire to be liked

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Why do we conform to be liked?

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because we want to fit in and avoid riddicule

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What do we try to avoid in NSI?

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riddicule/ social rejection

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What is meant by group norms?

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Behavior that is seen as normal/typical for that group

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What is the term for ‘Behavior that is seen as normal/typical for that group’

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group norms

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How do group norms influence behaviour?

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they guide the groups behaviour and keeps them together

19
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How do we join the group?

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we adopt the norms of the group

20
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Why do we adopt the norms of the group?

A

to avoid riddicule and gain acceptance

21
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What is meant by an emotional process?

A

behaviour is driven by our emotions

22
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How is NSI an emotional process?

A

we join a group because we want to be liked and accepted

23
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What is meant by informational social influence?

A

desire to be right

24
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Why do we conform to be right?

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because we lack knowledge on how to behave

25
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If we lack knowledge on how to behave, Who and what do we seek?

A

we seek guidance from the group

26
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What type of situations does ISI appear most in?

A

ambiguous situations

27
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Why does ISI appear in ambiguous situations?

A

Because we are unsure of how to behave

28
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Why do we seek guidance from the group if we are unsure of how to behave?

A

we believe they are more knowledgeable than we are

29
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What do we believe about the group in ISI?

A

That they are more knowledgeable than we are

30
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What is meant by a cognitive process?

A

Behaviour is driven by our thought process

31
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Why is ISI a cognitive process?

A

because we think the group are more knowledgeable than us

32
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What type of conformity is the least permanent and most superficial?

A

Compliance

33
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What type of conformity is a stronger type of conformity, involving private as well as public change in beliefs and behaviours?

A

Internalisation

34
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What type of conformity is the deepest and most permanent change?

A

internalisation

35
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What type of conformity results in a public but not private behaviour change?

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Compliance

36
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What type of conformity results in a public but not private behaviour change?

A

Compliance

37
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What type of conformity is linked to NSI?

A

Compliance

38
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What type of conformity is linked to ISI?

A

Internalisation

39
Q

What type of conformity is the following: When Jenny is with her vegetarian friends she agrees that eating meat is harmful to the environment. However, when she goes home she eats meat every night for her tea.

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Compliance

40
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What type of conformity is where individuals look to a group for guidance and adjust their behaviour

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Internalisation

41
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What type of conformity is when we conform due to wanting to become a member of the group?

A

identification

42
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What type of conformity is where individuals publicly and privately change their behaviors and belief to go along with a group?

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internalisation

43
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What type of conformity is where an individual accepts the group’s beliefs into their own cognitions?

A

internalisation

44
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What type of conformity is the following: When Jenny goes to University, she decides to become a Vegan because her roommates are but goes back to eating meat after university

A

identification

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