Minority influence and social change

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What are the major factors influencing effectiveness of minority
1) Consistency
2) Relevance
3) Commitment
4) Flexibility
5) Style of thinking
6) Identification
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What is consistency and who established it
Diachronic (message stays the same over time) Synchronic (consistency between members) –
MOSCOVICI ET AL
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Who studied Flexibility
NEMETH
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Who studied style of thinking
SMITH ET AL
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Who studied identification
MASS ET AL
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Status and credibility was established by
HOVLAND AND WEISS
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what are the factors of status and credibility
1) Personality
2) fear arousal
3) Levels of education
4) Group discussions
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who investigated personality
BARON AND BYRNE
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What is fear arousal and who researched this (2 points)
degree of fear involved (drink driving campaigns ect) JANIS AND FESHBACH
degree message clear and logically spelled out or left implicit MCGUIRE
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Who investigated the levels of education
HOVLAND
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How does group discussions apply to status and credibility
SI relies on strength of influence, Status of the influence and the immediacy of influence
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What is the definition of Social change and who was it established by
the process by which society changes beliefs, attitudes and behaviours to create new social norms
HEWSTONE & MARTIN
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What is the snowball effect
minority develops into the majority.
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note for Social change
Implications of social influence can be positive and negative.
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What is consistency and who established it

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NEMETH

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