Social Influence

Social influence key terms from aqa psyb2 spec reference 3.2.1

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People may perform better at a task when there are other people present
Social facilitation
1 of 10
The behaviour/action most likely to occur in a given situation
Dominant response
2 of 10
In the presence of others an individual is concerned the others present (audience/co-actor) is judging their performance.
Evaluation apprehension
3 of 10
A change in behaviour or belief as a result of real or imagined group pressure
Conformity
4 of 10
outwardly conforming/going along with the majority without actually changing your private views.
Compliance
5 of 10
A type of conformity in which a person comes to genuinely and privately accept/believe in the attitude/cognition of the group
Internalisation
6 of 10
conforming to group pressure to fit in because of the need to be like everyone else/ to belong
Normative social influence
7 of 10
a type of conformity where the knowledge/expertise of other group members influences a person especially in an ambiguous/unfamiliar situation due the need to be right.
Informational social influence
8 of 10
Following the orders of an authority figure (doing as you are told).
Obedience
9 of 10
going against the orders of an authority figure. Refusal to follow orders
Defiance
10 of 10

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The behaviour/action most likely to occur in a given situation

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Dominant response

Card 3

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In the presence of others an individual is concerned the others present (audience/co-actor) is judging their performance.

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Card 4

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A change in behaviour or belief as a result of real or imagined group pressure

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Card 5

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outwardly conforming/going along with the majority without actually changing your private views.

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