Types and reasons for conformity

When someone genuinely accepts group norms privately and publicly

When someone identifies with a group in public but not in private

When someone’s ‘going along with others’ publicly but not privately

<p>Internalisation compliance and identification</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Informational social influence and normative social influence</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When you aren’t sure of the answer so you go along with people who look like the know the answer, it’s a cognitive process and can lead to internalisation</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It concerns what is ‘normal’ and happens when people want approval, it is an emotional process and can lead to compliance</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Asch found that ppts conformed because they were afraid of disapproval, when ppts wrote down answers conformity felt to 12.5%</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Lucas et al found ppts conformed to incorrect answers when the maths problems were more difficult</p> Signup and view all the answers