Types and Explanations of Conformity A03
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- Types and Explanations of Conformity A03
- ISI has research support
- Lucas gave a variety of maths problems to students ranging from easy to difficult.
- There was greater conformity to incorrect answers when question was more difficult
- People conform in situations they feel they son't know the answer- supports ISI
- There was greater conformity to incorrect answers when question was more difficult
- Lucas gave a variety of maths problems to students ranging from easy to difficult.
- NSI has research support
- Asch asked participants to explain why they agreed with the wrong answer, some said it was because they were self conscious about being right and afraid of disapproval
- Writing down answers conformity fell to 12.5%
- Asch asked participants to explain why they agreed with the wrong answer, some said it was because they were self conscious about being right and afraid of disapproval
- Individual differences in NSI
- NSI does not effect everyone in the same way
- People with greater need for social relationships are called nAffilators
- These people are more likely to conform.
- Desire to be liked underlies conformity to some people more than others
- These people are more likely to conform.
- People with greater need for social relationships are called nAffilators
- NSI does not effect everyone in the same way
- NSI and ISI work together
- It is believed that it is one or the other at work however Asch found conformity reduced if there was a dissenting partner
- This could be due to social support (NSI) or another source of information (ISI) which questions them working independently
- It is believed that it is one or the other at work however Asch found conformity reduced if there was a dissenting partner
- Individual differences in ISI
- Student are less conformist than other participants
- Perrin and Spencer - engineering students showed little conformity
- Differences in how we respond
- Perrin and Spencer - engineering students showed little conformity
- Student are less conformist than other participants
- ISI has research support
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