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
    • 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%
    • 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
    • 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
    • Individual differences in ISI
      • Student are less conformist than other participants
        • Perrin and Spencer - engineering students showed little conformity
          • Differences in how we respond

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