Conformity Revision
- 1. Is national pride and being patriotic really just conformity?
- 2. What is conformity? ‘A change in behaviour or belief as a result of real or imagined group pressure’
- 3. • A person may agree in public with a group but privately disagree with the group’s viewpoint. This Compliance type of conformity therefore does not lead to a change in a person’s private beliefs and is temporary. • A person takes on the views of a group they join or they admire. It does not necessarily Identification result in a change of a person’s private beliefs. • A person agrees with a group of people because they have accepted the group’s beliefs. This type of Internalisation conformity does result in a change in the persons’ private beliefs and may have longer lasting effects.
- 4. Studies into Conformity Asch (1955) Variations have included group size and knowledge of group members. 36.8% of the responses made by true participants were incorrect. 75% conformed at least once.
- 5. Why do we conform? Normative influence People conform in order to fit in and gain approval or avoid disapproval from other group members. Informational social influence People conform because they are uncertain about what to do in a particular situation, so they look to others for guidance.
- 6. Studies into Conformity The study Zimbardo (1973) tried to prove that ‘normal’ Study explored how people can we conform to social alter their roles. For each role in behaviour society there are a set due to of norms that tell us environment how we should that they are behave. We tend to in – follow these roles. situational factors.
- 7. Gender Individual Size of Differences – the self esteem majority Factors which affect conformity Group cohesiveness Importance (if you know of the task each other) Culture
- 8. Brain Break
- 9. What is conformity? ‘A ____________ in behaviour or belief as a result of _______ or _______ group _______’
- 10. • A person may agree in public with a group of people but privately disagrees with the group’s viewpoint _________ or behaviour. This type of conformity therefore does not lead to a change in a person’s private beliefs and is temporary. • A person takes on the views of a group they join or they admire. It does not necessarily __________ result in a change of a person’s private beliefs. • A person agrees with a group of people because they have actually accepted the group’s beliefs. This type __________ of conformity does result in a change in the persons’ private beliefs as a result it may have longer lasting effects.
- 11. Studies into Conformity Asch (1955) Variations have included _____ _______and_________________. 36.8% of the responses made by true participants were ___________. _____% conformed at least once.
- 12. Why do we conform? _____________influence People conform in order to fit in and gain approval or avoid disapproval from other group members. ______________ social influence People conform because they are uncertain about what to do in a particular situation, so they look to others for guidance.
- 13. Studies into Conformity The study __________ (1973) tried to prove that ‘normal’ Study explored how people can we conform to _____ alter their _______. For each behaviour role in society there due to are a set of _______ environment that tell us how we that they are should behave. We in – tend to follow these _________ roles. factors.