Conformity (types and explanations)
- Created by: esmenias
- Created on: 09-05-16 20:28
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- Conformity
- Explanations
- ISI
- A desire to be right if you are unsure if you have the correct info. You feel that others are prob. right
- Most likely in situations that are ambiguous
- AO3 = research support. Study w/ hard maths problems where there was more conformity to harder tasks
- AO3 = individual diff where students (28%) were less conformist than other pps (37%)
- A desire to be right if you are unsure if you have the correct info. You feel that others are prob. right
- NSI
- A desire to behave like others and not look foolish (avoid rejection)
- Most likely in unfamiliar situations with people you don't know
- AO3 = research support. When asked to write down their answers conformity fell to 12.5% and most said they felt afraid of disapproval
- AO3 = individual diff where lnaffiliators (those who have a greater need for social relationships)will conform more
- A desire to behave like others and not look foolish (avoid rejection)
- ISI
- Types
- Intern.
- Where a person genuinely accepts groups norm. = private and public. This is likely to be more permanent.
- Continues even when group members are absent
- E.g. converting to another religion as you believe in their beliefs
- Where a person genuinely accepts groups norm. = private and public. This is likely to be more permanent.
- Iden.
- We identify with a group because we value it = public even if not privately agree
- E.g. following the same behaviour as military squad but changing this later on
- We identify with a group because we value it = public even if not privately agree
- Comp.
- 'Going along with others'= public but not private
- Behaviour stops once the group pressure ceases
- E.g. laughing at a joke because others are laughing even though you don't find it funny
- 'Going along with others'= public but not private
- Intern.
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