Conformity

1. Diffusion of responsibility
2. Perception of legitimate authority
   1. Status of audience
   2. Authorisation
3. Power of social situations
4. Compliance
5. Socialisation

Annotations:

• Performance gets enhanced when in a group then alone. Theres audience effect & co-actor effect  

1. Zajonc's High Drive Theory (1965)

   Annotations:

   • Presence of others boosts performance
   1. Factors effecting
      1. Presence of a co-actor (competition)
2. Baron's (1986) Distraction Conflict theory

   Annotations:

   • Performance dependent on no. of distractions e.g. audience, leading to tension.
   1. 2. Audience size/type
3. Bond's (1980) Self Presentation Theory

   Annotations:

   • Individuals want to present favourable image to an audience. If easy, can concentrate on peforming task well, if hard person is self conscious of errors reducing performance. 

2. Zimbardo's Stanford Prison Study (1973)
   3. Dehumanisation
   4. Identification (conforming to social roles/expectations)

1. Audience (fear of ridicule)
2. Social forces (peer pressure)