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Unit 7 - Module 50: Conformity and Obedience

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- 1Unit Seven - Module 50 Conformity and ObedienceConformity and Obedience

- 2social influenceThe process by which social groups and individuals exert pressure on an individual, either deliberately or unintentionally.
- 3social normsUnderstood rules for accepted and expected behaviour.
- 4conformityAdjusting our behaviour and/or thinking to coincide with a group standard.
- 5normative social influenceInfluence resulting from a person's desire to gain approval or avoid disapproval.
- 6informational social influenceInfluence resulting from one's willingness to accept others' opinions about reality.
- 7social contagionThe spread of behaviours, attitudes, and emotions through crowds and other types of group gatherings.
- 8chameleon effectA type of social contagion where there is an unknowing mimic of other people's behaviours, including postures, mannerisms, facial expressions.
- 9emotional contagionA type of social contagion involving the spontaneous spread of emotions and related behaviours. Such emotional convergence can happen from one person to another, or in a larger group.
- 10social roleThe expectations for people who occupy a given social position.
- 11obedienceThe changing of one's behaviour at the direct order of an authority figure.
- 12Solomon AschPolish-American psychologist known for his work on conformity. The Asch study demonstrated that people are loathe to contradict the opinions of a group.

- 13Philip ZimbardoStanford psychologist who conducted the infamous Stanford Prison Experiment that demonstrated to power of social roles. Students role-playing prisoners and guards acted in surprisingly negative and hostile ways.

- 14Stanley MilgramYale psychologist conducted the famous experiment on obedience where participants shocked other confederate participants for each incorrect answer. They were willing to increase voltage when told by an authority figure.

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- Grade 12 Psychology (Unit Seven - Social Psychology) Karteikarten am Unit 7 - Module 50: Conformity and Obedience, erstellt von Greg MacPherson am 13/08/2021.
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