Unit 1 - LAA2 - Conformity

Question 1

What is meant by conformity?

Answer 1

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

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Conformity

Question 3

Why do we change our behaviour/beliefs

Answer 3

Due to real or imagined group pressure

Question 4

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

Answer 4

We change our behaviour

Question 5

WHY do we conform?

Answer 5

To fit in with a group

Question 6

Give an example of real group pressure

Answer 6

The physical presence of people

Question 7

What is this an example of?

“the physical presence of people”

Answer 7

Real group pressure

Question 8

Give an example of imagined group pressure

Answer 8

Thinking you will be judged for behaviour

Question 9

What is this an example of?

“thinking you will be judged for behaviour”

Answer 9

imagined group pressure

Question 10

Name the two explanations for conformity

Answer 10

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

Question 11

What does ISI stand for?

Answer 11

informational social influence

Question 12

What does NSI stand for?

Answer 12

normative social influence

Question 13

What does is meant by normative social influence?

Answer 13

desire to be liked

Question 14

Why do we conform to be liked?

Answer 14

because we want to fit in and avoid riddicule

Question 15

What do we try to avoid in NSI?

Answer 15

riddicule/ social rejection

Question 16

What is meant by group norms?

Answer 16

Behavior that is seen as normal/typical for that group

Question 17

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

Answer 17

group norms

Question 18

How do group norms influence behaviour?

Answer 18

they guide the groups behaviour and keeps them together

Question 19

How do we join the group?

Answer 19

we adopt the norms of the group

Question 20

Why do we adopt the norms of the group?

Answer 20

to avoid riddicule and gain acceptance

Question 21

What is meant by an emotional process?

Answer 21

behaviour is driven by our emotions

Question 22

How is NSI an emotional process?

Answer 22

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

Question 23

What is meant by informational social influence?

Answer 23

desire to be right

Question 24

Why do we conform to be right?

Answer 24

because we lack knowledge on how to behave

Question 25

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

Answer 25

we seek guidance from the group

Question 26

What type of situations does ISI appear most in?

Answer 26

ambiguous situations

Question 27

Why does ISI appear in ambiguous situations?

Answer 27

Because we are unsure of how to behave

Question 28

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

Answer 28

we believe they are more knowledgeable than we are

Question 29

What do we believe about the group in ISI?

Answer 29

That they are more knowledgeable than we are

Question 30

What is meant by a cognitive process?

Answer 30

Behaviour is driven by our thought process

Question 31

Why is ISI a cognitive process?

Answer 31

because we think the group are more knowledgeable than us

Question 32

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

Answer 32

Compliance

Question 33

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

Answer 33

Internalisation

Question 34

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

Answer 34

internalisation

Question 35

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

Answer 35

Compliance

Question 36

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

Answer 36

Compliance

Question 37

What type of conformity is linked to NSI?

Answer 37

Compliance

Question 38

What type of conformity is linked to ISI?

Answer 38

Internalisation

Question 39

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.

Answer 39

Compliance

Question 40

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

Answer 40

Internalisation

Question 41

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

Answer 41

identification

Question 42

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

Answer 42

internalisation

Question 43

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

Answer 43

internalisation

Question 44

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

Answer 44

identification