Conformity Flashcards
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Compliance 2pts
- Reason for adopting a behaviour
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- When an individual accepts influence because they hope to achieve a favourable reaction from those around them.
- Superficial and temporary type of conformity where we internally disagree but OUTWARDLY agree with majority views.
2
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Identification 2pts
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Where an individual adopts a behaviour because they want to be associated with a particular person/group,
- because there is something about the group that we VALUE
3
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Conformity 2pts
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- When an individual changes or adopts behaviour due to real or imagined group pressure of the majority position.
- The individual can adopt behaviour, beliefs or attitudes.
4
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Informational Social Influence 1pt
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- An explanation for conformity that suggests people conform due to the desire to be right AND because we believe the majority has better information than us.
5
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Internilisation 2pts
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A type of conformity in which the majority’s attitudes or behaviour become a part of the individuals belief system.
PERMANENT change
6
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Normative influence 1pt
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When people conform to the majority’s attitudes, behaviour or expectations due to the desire to gain social approval and not be rejected. - NOT due to the content of these beliefs
7
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Social Role
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A part we play in social groups
