Social Influence key words

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Conformity
The alteration of someone's opinions and behaviors due to other people and the typical morals of a society or cultural group.
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Internalisation
A deep type of conformity where we take on the majority view because we accept it as correct. This is permanent.
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Identification
A moderate type of conformity where we act with the group because we want to be a part of it but we do not necessarily agree with everything they believe.
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Compliance
A temporary type of conformity where we go along with the group but actually disagree with it. Only while the group is there.
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Informational
The need to be right.
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Normative
The need to be liked.
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Group size
As Asch increases the group size (the majority) conformity also increases to a point then levels off.
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Unanimity
In Asch's study when all the confederates chose the same line the participants also chose this line making a unanimous vote. The greatest degree of conformity.
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Task difficulty
As Asch made the task more difficult by making it harder to see which line was the right one conformity increased due to informational social influence.
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Social roles
The parts people play as members of various social groups.
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Obedience
A form of social influence in which an individual follows direct orders usually from an authority figure.
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Debriefed
A structured interview between the researcher and the subjects whereby all elements of the study are discussed in detail.
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Proximity
The physical closeness/distance of an authority figure to the person they are giving an order to (i.e. in the same room)
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Location
The place where an order is issued and the status of the location (i.e. a uni or an abandoned house)
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Uniform
Authority figures wearing uniform indicates we should obey there orders as they are of a higher importance than us.
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Agentic state
Where we feel no personal responsibility for ourselves because we are acting on behalf of an authority figure.
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Autonomous state
Opposite to agentic state. We feel responsibility for our own actions.
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Legitimacy of authority
We are more likely to obey people who we perceive to have authority over us.
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Dispositional explanations
Highlights the importance of the individuals personality.
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Authoritarian personality
A type of personality that Adorno argued was especially susceptible to obeying people in authority.
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F scale
Measures the tendency towards fascism which is the main characteristic of authoritarian personality.
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Resistance to social influence
The ability to withstand the social pressure to conform to the majority or to obey authority.
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Social support
The presence of people who resist pressures to conform or obey can help others to do the same.
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Locus of control (LOC)
The sense we each have about what directs events in our lives.
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Internal belief
Believe they are mostly responsible for what happens to them.
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External belief
Believe it is mainly a matter of luck what happens to them.
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Continuum
The continuum has internal LOC at one end and external LOC at the other.
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Minority influence
A form of social influence in which a minority of people persuade others to adopt their beliefs, attitudes or behaviors.
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Consistency
Minority influence is most effective if the same beliefs are kept over time.
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Commitment
Minority influence is more powerful if the minority demonstrates dedication to their position.
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Flexibility
Minority influence is more effective if the minority show flexibility by accepting the possibility of compromise.
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Social influence
The process by which individuals and groups change each others attitudes and behaviours.
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Social change
When whole societies adopt new attitudes, beliefs and ways of doing things.
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The augmentation principle
When there are risks involved in putting forward a particular point of view.
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The snowball effect
A process that starts from an initial state of small significance and builds upon itself, becoming larger and larger.
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Social cryptomnesia
Refers to the idea that as a social group we tend to recall that change has taken place but tend to forget about the steps that brought it about.
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Gradual commitment
Once a small instruction is obeyed it becomes it becomes more difficult to resist a bigger one.
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A deep type of conformity where we take on the majority view because we accept it as correct. This is permanent.

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Internalisation

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A moderate type of conformity where we act with the group because we want to be a part of it but we do not necessarily agree with everything they believe.

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A temporary type of conformity where we go along with the group but actually disagree with it. Only while the group is there.

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The need to be right.

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