Social Influence Flashcards
(25 cards)
What is conformity?
Conformity is adjusting our behaviour or thinking to coincide with a group standard
What are the 3 types of conformity
- (Compliance) Superficial agreement
- (Identification) behaviour and private beliefs only change when in the group as membership is valued
- (Internalisation) Genuine change in personal beliefs to match the group permanent
Explanations for Conformity
- Normative Social influence which is the desire to be liked and avoid rejection
- Informational Social Influence which is driven by the desire to be right (we look to others when uncertain, more likely to be permanent)
Asch Line experiment ( Procedure, Findings and Variations
Procedure: Participant judged line lengths while confederates all gave wrong answer
Findings: 32% conformity rate overall, 75% conformed at least once.
Variations: Group size, Unanimity and Task difficulty
What are the 3 variables that affect conformity?
- Task Difficulty
- Unanimity
- 3 or more people needed for conformity to happen more does not affect it
The 2 experiments of Obedience
- Milgram’s Experiment
- Hofling’s Experiment
All experiments of Conformity
- Asch’s Experiment
- Zimbardo’s Experiment
What is Situational in Psychology?
when unethical behaviours from good people is caused by certain situations seducing and initiating unusual behaviours
What is Dispositional in Psychology?
Certain people with certain characters are more like to be seduced to have unethical behaviours
What are the 2 different types of Locus of Control
Internal and External
What is the state of mind someone takes when they are obedient to bad actions?
Agentic State
What is the normal state of mind people are usually in when making their own decisions
Autonomous State
What allows resistance to social influence
- Social Support
- High Internal Locus Of Control
What are the 3 processes in minority influence?
- Consistency in defiant person or group
-Commitment Over time - Flexibility
What is the process of change in minority influence called?
Snowball effect
What are the 2 types of consistency
- Synchronic Consistency
- Diachronic Consistency
What is Synchronic Consistency?
People all saying the same thing
What is Diachronic Consistency?
People have been saying the same thing for some time
Augmentation Principle
People rethinking their own beliefs due to the someone being so passionate about their own
What is Synchronic Consistency?
When all members of a group have the same belief
What is Diachronic Consistency?
When members of a group have the same belief over time
What is Informative Social Influence explanation for conformity?
Going along with the majority due to seeing them as right this occurs because of a desire to be right. It leads to internalisation permanent change in view/behaviour
Pros of Normative Social Influence as a reason for conformity
After Asch’s experiment people were interviewed and revealed that they had conformed due to not wanting to feel rejection from others
