Unit 2 AOS 1 - Groups, Obedience & Conformity (5)

A group...

• influence each other and share a common purpose

• consists of two or more people

• must interact over a period of time

• stand together at the train station

Our behaviours can be influenced in several ways:

• Power and leadership style,

• Obedience and conformity

• Perception

• Role expectations

What is the difference between power and status?

• People with status can change another persons behaviour by providing or withholding resources. People with power can change another persons behaviour as a result of their position or rank within a society.

• There is no difference

• People with power can change another persons behaviour by providing or withholding resources. People with status can change another persons behaviour as a result of their position or rank within a society.

• A person with status has more ability to influence another persons behaviour than a person with power

What types of power is a teacher exerting over the student in this picture?

• Reward

• Coercive

• Legitimate

• Expert

When your best friends advice changes your behaviour, what type of power have they exerted on you?

• Reward

• Coercive

• Information

• Referent

What type of power does a police person have?

• Coercive

• Information

• Legitimate

• Expert

How many types of power are there?

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7

Leadership styles include:

• Democratic

• Authoritarian

• Global

• Laissez-faire

Zimbardo's experiment involved _________ and investigated _________

• students answering questions about the length of lines, conformity

• participants administering 'electric shocks' under direction, obedience

• a young boy hitting a toy, obedience

• observing 'guards' and 'prisoners' in Stanford prison experiment, role expectation

How many factors affect conformity?

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 8