Where somebody acts in response to a direct order from an authority figure. Without this order, this person wouldn't have acted in this way.
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Agentic State
You obey because you see yourself as an agent of an external authority. You behave like you have no choice. You give up your free will. You don't perceive yourself as being responsible for your own actions.
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Autonomous State
Opposite of 'agentic state'.You choose what you are going to do. You take responsibility for your own actions.
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Conformity
Changing one's behaviour to fit in with other peoples' behaviour or to fit perceived expectations.
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Compliance
Group norms are openly accepted by the individual and acted upon by them, but without the person actually changing what they believe.
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Identification
This is when someone wants to belong to a group. They change their public and private behaviour and opinions. But the effect is temporary and will change when the person leaves the group.
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Internalisation
Occurs when people accept the majority as more valid as their own and change to match. This is a permanent change.
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Informational Social Influence
Tends to happen in ambiguous situations, we need certainty and look to others for guidance. Leads to internalisation or identification.
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Normative Social Influence
We say or do whatever fits with the 'norm' to belong to a social group. Linked to compliance.
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Conformity to Social Roles
The parts individuals play as members of a social group, which meet the expectations of that situation.
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Social Support
A situational factor. If others defy or do not conform, it makes it more likely that an individual will too.
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Locus of Control
A dispositional/personality factor. It is the extent to which individuals believe that they can control events in their lives.
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Minority Influence
The ability of a small number of individuals to change the beliefs, attitudes or behaviour of a larger group. Leads to internalisation.
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Social Change
The process by which society changes beliefs, attitudes and behaviour to create new social norms.
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'Snowball Effect'
Individuals begin to convert to the new behaviour or beliefs.
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
You obey because you see yourself as an agent of an external authority. You behave like you have no choice. You give up your free will. You don't perceive yourself as being responsible for your own actions.
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Agentic State
Card 3
Front
Opposite of 'agentic state'.You choose what you are going to do. You take responsibility for your own actions.
Back
Card 4
Front
Changing one's behaviour to fit in with other peoples' behaviour or to fit perceived expectations.
Back
Card 5
Front
Group norms are openly accepted by the individual and acted upon by them, but without the person actually changing what they believe.
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