A change in a persons behaviour or opinions as a result of real life or imagined pressure from a person or a group of people
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What is Internalisation?
A deep type of conformity where we take on the majority view because we accept it as correct
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What is Identification?
A moderate form of conformity where we act the same way with the group because we value it and want to become apart of it
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What is Compliance?
Compliance is a superficial and temporary type of conformity where we outwardly go along with the majority view, but we privately disagree with it. The change in our behaviour only lasts as long as the group is monitoring us
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What is (ISI) Informational Social Influence?
ISI is an explanation of conformity that we agree with the opinion of the majority because we believe it is correct. We accept it because we want it to be correct as well. This may lead to internalisation.
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What is Normative Social Influence?
An explanation for conformity that says we agree with the opinion of the majority because we want to be accepted, gain social approval and be liked. This may lead to compliance
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What is Group Size (Asch)?
Asch increased the size of the group by adding more confederates, thus increasing the size of the majority
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What is Unanimity?
The extent to which all the members of the group agree. In Asch's studies, the majority was unanimous when all the confederates selected the same comparison line. This produced the greatest degree of conformity in the naïve participants
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What is Obedience?
A form of social influence in which an individual follows a direct order. The person issuing the order is usually a figure of authority, who has power to punish when obedient behaviour isn't listened to and followed.
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What is Situational Variables?
Milgram identified several factors that he believed influenced the level of obedience shown by participants. They all related to external circumstances rather than to be the personalities of the people involved
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What is Proximity?
The physical closeness or distance of an authority figure to the person that they are giving an order to
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What is Location?
The place where an order is issued. The relevant factor that influences obedience is the status or prestige associated with the location
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What is Uniform?
People in positions of authority often have a specific outfit that is symbolic of their authority. For example, Policemen
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What is Agentic state?
A mental state where we feel no personal responsibility for our behaviour because we believe ourselves to be acting for an authority figure
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What is Legitimacy of Authority?
An explanation for obedience which suggests that we are more likely to obey people who awe perceive to have authority over us. this authority is justified (legitimate) by the individuals position of power
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What is Dispositional explanation?
Any explanation of behaviour that highlights the importance of the individuals personality
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What is Authoritarian Personality?
A type of personality that Adorno argued was especially susceptible to obeying people in authority. Such people are dismissive of inferiors
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What is Internalisation?
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A deep type of conformity where we take on the majority view because we accept it as correct
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