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(AQA) Conformity: Types and Explanations
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- 1Key Factors of Internalisation- Genuinely accepts group norms
- Public and Private change
- Become part of the way that the person thinks
- Change persists in absence of other group members - 2Key Factors of Identification- Something about the group we value
- Identify with group so want to be a part of it
- May publicly change whilst privately having different values
- Doesn't privately agree with group - 3Key Factors of Compliance- 'Going along with others' in public
- Privately nothing changes
- A superficial change
- Behaviour or opinion stops as soon as group pressure stops - 4What is Normative Social Influence (NSI)?- About 'norms' i.e. what is considered normal within a social group
- Stems from the need to be liked
- Used to avoid rejection from others
- Occurs in situations with strangers or to gain social approval/support from friends
- Emotional Process - 5What is Informative Social Influence (ISI)?- About who has the better information
- Stems from the need to be right
- Used to avoid mistakes or being wrong
- Occurs in new or ambiguous situations
- Likely to happen in crisis situations i.e. 9/11
- Cognitive Process - 6Define 'Conformity'- Change in persons behaviour or opinions
- Result of real or imagined pressure from person or group - 7Define 'Internalisation'- Take on majority view
- We accept it as correct
- Far-reaching and permanent change in behaviour
- Present when group is absent - 8Define 'Identification'- We value something about a group
- Therefore act the same way
- Don't necessarily agree with everything that the majority believes - 9Define 'Compliance'- Superficial type of conformity
- Outwardly go along with majority view
- Privately disagree
- Change only lasts as long as the group is present - 10Which Type of Conformity Can NSI Lead To?Compliance
- 11Which Type of Conformity Can ISI Lead To?Internalisation
- 12Positive Evaluation of ISI- Research Support - Lucas et al. (2006)
- Asked students to answer maths problems
- Greater conformity when questions were difficult
- Most true for students who lack confidence in their mathematical ability - 13Negative Evaluation of NSI- Individual Differences - McGhee and Teevan (1967)
- Does not affect everyone in the same way
- People who don't care about being liked are less affected
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- AQA Psychology A Level Social Influence - Types and Explanations
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- Demi-Leigh Chalmers
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