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26 Cards in this Set
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What is conformity? |
Yielding to group pressure |
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Is compliance temporary or permanent |
Temporary |
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Is compliance public or private |
Public as long as they are in the group |
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Why do we use compliance |
To be accepted and fit in to a group or with friends |
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Is identification temporary or permanent |
Temporary |
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Is identification public or private? |
Both private and public acceptance |
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What is identification |
Adjusting your behaviour to be a member of a group - adjusting to different roles |
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What is an example of identification |
When your in the police force you adopt certain behaviours but if you leave these behaviours change |
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Is internalisation temporary or permanent |
Permanent |
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Is internalisation public or private |
Both |
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What is internalisation |
Being exposed to a groups belief system and adopting these behaviours and opinions |
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What is an example of internalisation |
Converting to a religion |
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What is the deepest form of conformity? |
Internalisation |
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What are the two explanations for conformity? |
Normative social influence Informational social influence |
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What is normative social influence? |
The desire to be liked and accepted by a group so you agree with their behaviours and beliefs |
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What is informational social influence? |
The desire to be right in unfamiliar situations so you look to others for guidance on how to behave or for the right answer |
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What is cognitive dissonance? |
Feeling anxiety when you hold two contradictory ideas |
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What is an example of a study showing ISI ? |
Jenness jelly bean study |
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What is a study showing normative social influence? |
Asch line study |
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What are the 3 variables affecting conformity? |
Group size Task difficulty Unanimity |
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What did Asch find about group size? |
As group size increases so does conformity but up to 3 confederates then adding more had no effect on conformity levels. |
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How does unanimity affect conformity? |
When someone else goes against the group norm conformity drops from 32% to 5.5% |
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What did Asch find out about task difficulty? |
As task difficulty increases participants look to others for guidance so conformity levels are higher. |
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What are social roles? |
Expected ways for individuals to behave. |
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What is an example of conformity to social roles? |
A mum that is also a police officer will adopt different behaviours for each different role. |
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What is a study showing conformity to social roles? |
Zimbardo prison study |
