When someone's thoughts, actions and feelings are influenced by social groups
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Conformity
Yielding to group pressure. Occurs when a person adopts the attitudes, beliefs and behaviours of people in a particular group
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Obedience
Carrying out the instructions of an authority figure. It is assumed that without such an order the person would not of acted this way
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Independent behaviour
Occurs when a person does not conform to group norms or resists obeying an authority figure
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Social change
When society as a whole adopts new beliefs or ways of behaving. e.g. the government bringing in a new law
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Compliance
When an individual changes their own behaviour to fit in with the group. They may not agree with the behaviour but go along with it publicly.
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Internalisation
When an individual accepts the belier or behaviour of the majority group and it becomes part of their individual belief system.
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Snowball effect
Where a few members of the majority change their opinion and then others follow, gradually collecting more converted people in the same way that a snowball rolling down a hill would gather more snow.
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Informational Social Influence
When someone conforms because they don't know what to do but want to be right. More likely to lead to internalisation
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Normative Social Influence
When someone conforms because they want to fit in with the group. They may publicly change their views but privately disagree. More likely to lead to compliance.
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Locus of Control
How much a person believes they have control over the things that happen in their life.
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Internal locus of control
A person with an internal locus of control will believe they have a lot of personal control over what happens in their life
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External Locus of Control
A person with an external locus of control will believe the things that happen to them are caused by external influences or luck
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Minority influence
When the actions of a small group of people or even an individual lead to social change
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Graduated Commitment
Starting with a small commitment (or shock in the case of Milgrams study) and slowly building up a small amount at a time
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Agentic State
When the participant does not feel responsible for their own actions
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Legitimate authority
Feeling obligated to those in power because we respect their credentials, also happens in prestigious buildings
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Authoritarian Personality
People who have a tendency to be extremely obedient. Measured on the 'F Scale' (Adorno)
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Yielding to group pressure. Occurs when a person adopts the attitudes, beliefs and behaviours of people in a particular group
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Conformity
Card 3
Front
Carrying out the instructions of an authority figure. It is assumed that without such an order the person would not of acted this way
Back
Card 4
Front
Occurs when a person does not conform to group norms or resists obeying an authority figure
Back
Card 5
Front
When society as a whole adopts new beliefs or ways of behaving. e.g. the government bringing in a new law
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