Types of conformity

• Conformity


  a type of social influence that involves changing beliefs or behaviours to fit in with a group
• Types of conformity


  . Complience - going along with others in public but internally or privately not changing personal opinions this results in only superficial change

  . Identification - when a person changes their behaviour and private beliefs but only while they are in a groups presence usually short-term change

  . Internalisation - a person genuinely accepts the group norms both in public and private