types and explanations of conformity

Question 1

define the term conformity

Answer 1

conformity is the change in persons behaviour due to imagined pressure of another person or group of people.

Question 2

how many types of conformity are there

Answer 2

3

Question 3

what are the 3 types of conformity

Answer 3

• internalisation
• identification
• compliance

Question 4

what is internalisation

Answer 4

internalisation is when person changes their public behaviour but not their private beliefs

Question 5

is internalisation a long or short term change

Answer 5

short term change because change only occurs when in presence of group

Question 6

what is identification

Answer 6

identification is when individual changes their public behaviour and private beliefs but only when in presence of the group

Question 7

is identification a long or short term change

Answer 7

short term change

Question 8

what is compliance

Answer 8

compliance is when a person changes their public behaviour and private beliefs for good

Question 9

is compliance a long or short term change

Answer 9

long term change because they have changed their behaviours and beliefs for good

Question 10

how many explanations of conformity are there

Answer 10

2 explanations

Question 11

what are the 2 explanations of conformity

Answer 11

• normative social influence (NSI)
• informational social influence (ISI)

Question 12

what is normative social influence

Answer 12

NSI is when person conforms to be accepted or belong to group

Question 13

why does a person conform in normative social infleunce

Answer 13

they conform because it is socially rewarding or avoids social punishment

Question 14

is normative social influence an emotional process

Answer 14

YES

Question 15

what is normative social influence associated with

Answer 15

compliance and identification

Question 16

normative social influence is the need to be…

Answer 16

liked

Question 17

define informative social influence

Answer 17

ISI is when person conforms in order to gain knowledge or believe someone else is right

Question 18

in an informative social influence situation why does an individual follow the group

Answer 18

because they want to be right

Question 19

what type of process is informative social influence

Answer 19

cognitive process because it is to with what we think

Question 20

informative social influence is need to be…

Answer 20

right

Question 21

evaluation points for explanations of conformity

Answer 21

• individual differences in ISI
• research to support (ASCH)

Question 22

expand on individual differences in ISI being an evaluation point

Answer 22

• differences in how people behave
• perrin and spencer did experiment of student experts in their field and found low levels of conformity
• students were confident they were right and didnt look for guidance
• limited explanation of ISI - due to ID

Question 23

expand on the evaluation point of research support for NSI and ISI (ASCH)

Answer 23

• research to support NSI and ISI role in conformity
• asch’s research - after interviewed why they conformed - some said didnt want to be rejected (NSI) and others believed group to be right (ISI)
• study provides support for NSI and ISI being explanation of conformity