Social Influence Key Words 1

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Compliance
A person publicly conforms with the behaviour or views of the majority whilst disagreeing privately. This is a short term behavioural change.
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Identification
Another type of conformity which involves a person taking on the views and/or behaviour of a group they join or admire.
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Internalisation
This is a deeper level of conformity and involves the person changing both their public and private views. This change is likely to be permanent.
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Normative Influence
This occurs when someone conforms in order to gain liking or respect from others.
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Informative Influence
This occurs when someone conforms because others are thought to possess more knowledge.
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Majority Influence
This occurs when people adopt the behaviour, attitudes, or values of the majority after being exposed to their values or behaviour.
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Minority Influence
A majority being influenced to accept the beliefs or behaviour of a minority. This usually involves a shift in private opinion, as the majority needs to accept the minority as 'right' in order to reject the dominant majority.
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Demand Characteristics
Features of an experiment that help participants to work out what is expected of them, and lead them to behave in certain predictable ways.
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Another type of conformity which involves a person taking on the views and/or behaviour of a group they join or admire.

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Identification

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This is a deeper level of conformity and involves the person changing both their public and private views. This change is likely to be permanent.

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This occurs when someone conforms in order to gain liking or respect from others.

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This occurs when someone conforms because others are thought to possess more knowledge.

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