GCSE Psychology: Social Influence Pt. I

This happens when a person publicly changes their behaviour to match the majority but also changes their own beliefs.

• Identification
• Internalisation
• Compliance
• Obedience

We publicly change our opinions/behaviour to match the group, even if we don’t privately agree with everything it stands for.

• Identification
• Internalisation
• Compliance
• Obedience

Any changes to your behaviour are just temporary – once the people in the majority are no longer present, you can go back to behaving as you always did.

• Identification
• Internalisation
• Compliance
• Obedience

A 'participant' who is working for the researcher.

• Confidant
• Confederate
• Constable
• Constant

In Asch's study 36.8% of participants gave the wrong answer at least ______.

• Once
• Twice
• Three times
• Never

What does research suggest happened to conformity levels in a collectivist culture, e.g. China?

• Nothing
• It increases
• It decreases

What does research suggest happened to conformity levels in an individualist culture, e.g. UK? 3

• Nothing
• It increases
• It decreases

Asch's participants were 123 ___________?

• Male and female Americans
• Female Americans
• Male Americans
• Male students of various nationalities

A strength of Asch's research is the line-matching task was ______?

• Unclear
• Undefined
• Unambiguous
• Uncertain

Asch's experiment featured 18 control trials and how many critical trials?

• 10
• 12
• 14
• 16