Social Influence Key Terms 5.0 / 5 based on 1 ratingTeacher recommended ? PsychologySocial influence, obedience and conformityGCSEAQA Created by: GraceCreated on: 28-05-13 17:34 Social Influence The effect other people have on our behaviour. This includes conformity, obedience and social loafing for example. 1 of 15 Conformity A change in a person's behaviour or opinions as a result of group pressure. 2 of 15 Autokinetic Effect An optical illusion, in which a spot of light on a screen appears to move, when in actual fact it doesn't. 3 of 15 Obedience Following the orders of someone we believe to have authority. 4 of 15 Socialisation The way we are raised to behave and the things we are taught to accept as normal. 5 of 15 Buffer Something that creates distance between the teacher and the learner (e.g. a wall or another person administering the shocks). 6 of 15 Deindividuaton The state of losing our sense of individuality and becoming less aware of our own responsibility for our actions. 7 of 15 Anonymous Being able to keep our identity hidden. 8 of 15 Mundane Realism An everyday situation, that is life-like and not artificial. 9 of 15 Social Loafing Putting less effort into doing something when you are with others doing the same thing. 10 of 15 Culture A group of people (usually living in one place) who share similar customs, beliefs and behaviour. 11 of 15 Diffusion of responsibility In a group of people there is less need for the individual to act because someone else who is present could also do something. 12 of 15 Empathy Being able to put yourself in someone else's position psychologically and understand how that person is feeling. 13 of 15 Altruism Helping someone without thinking of yourself, sometimes at great cost. 14 of 15 Bystander Apathy Doing nothing in an emergency when someone is in need of help. 15 of 15
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