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what are the 3 types of conformity?
Compliance
,
identification
, and
internalization.
what is conformity?
Conformity is the tendency to
adjust
one's thoughts,
beliefs
, and
behaviors
to match those of a
larger
group or societal
norms.
what is compliance
Superficial agreement
with the group – going along with it
publicly
but holding a different view
privately
what is internalisation
Conforming to the group because you accept its
norms
– you agree
privately
as well as
publicly
what is identification
Conforming to the group because we
value
it – prepared to change
views
to be part of it
list the order of permanence for the types of conformity(high to low)
internalisation
identification
compliance
what is social influence?
a sub-field of
psychology
that studies how others influence our
thoughts
and
feelings
what are the 2 main explanations for conformity?
Informational social influence (ISI)
Normative
social
influence
(NSI)
What is informational social influence?
it is a
cognitive
process to
conform
based on who has better
information
and is due to people wanting to be
right
when is ISI most likely to occur and why?
it is most likely to occur in situations where people are
new
to one another as they want to be right to give a good
impression
What is NSI?
it is an
emotional
type of conformity based on perceived social
norms
and is done to gain
social
approval
when is NSI most likey to occur
in situations with
strangers
,
friends
and in
stressful
situations
what are the human needs that NSI and ISIS are based off
the need to be
accepted
,
the need to be
right
what was the first ever study of conformity?
Jenness
"
Beans
in the
bottle
" test
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