Social influence

Question 1

What is compliance

Answer 1

Conforming to gain approval of other-public not private

Question 2

What is internalisation

Answer 2

going along with a group due to believing what they believe-private and public

Question 3

Identification

Answer 3

accepting influence due to wanting to be associated with a group

Question 4

normative social influence

Answer 4

conforming with majority to appear normal

Question 5

informational social influence

Answer 5

conforming with majority to appear correct or convinced by others of their viewpoint

Question 6

evaluation of normative social influence

Answer 6

Study evidence:Asch variations:
Group size-conformity increased the most with 3 confederates
answers in private-conformity decreased

Question 7

evaluation of informative social influence

Answer 7

study evidence:Asch variations:
task difficulty-conformity increased when lines were closer together
group size-conformity increased the most with 3 confederates

Question 8

Asch study+ findings

Answer 8

8 participants (7 confederates 1 participant)
shown three cards with liens on and had to say which one matched x
12/18 trials confederates said incorrect answer
75% conformed once

Question 9

Evaluation of Asch

Answer 9

+Lab study-controlled and less risk of extraneous variables
+face validity-study’s what it’s meant
-temporal validity- study was done in a very conformist time period