social influence- types of confirmity

Question 1

what does herbert kelmen state (1958):

Answer 1

THREE WAYS PEOPLE CONFORM:

1) internalisation
2) identification
3) compliance

Question 2

what does identification mean

Answer 2

• TEMPORARILY adoprt a different identity where we act the same a a group because we want to share the same values and wish to be ACCEPTED
• eg, someone may decide to become vegan because their friends are vegan but went away from this group they eat meat

Question 3

what does internalisation mean

Answer 3

• a person genuinely accepts group norms as they have changed their opinions and behaviour
• CHANGED BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE OPINIONS
• eg, if a person shares a flat with a vegan they may become vegan

Question 4

what does compliance mean

Answer 4

• confirming publicly but PRIVATELY DISAGREEING, so ‘going along with the others’
• SHALLOWEST FORM OF CONFORMITY
• eg, someone may laugh at a joke but privately not finding it funny

Question 5

what does conformity mean

Answer 5

-we change our behaviour/ appearance or what we say based on REAL/IMAGINED peer pressure from others