Unit 4 - Self Discipline & Conformity

Which is not a form of self-discipline

• Personal Grooming

• Punctuality

• Training

• Patience

• Attitude

What is conformity?

• Working hard

• Following orders

• Behaving according to established practices

• Giving into peer pressure

What is obedience?

• Following orders
• Following the team
• Giving up
• Shouting

What is blind obedience?

• Following orders without questioning the consequences
• Questioning orders
• Following the team
• Not looking what you're doing

What is punctuality?

• Completing tasks on time
• Being on time to the bus
• Exactly the same as time management
• An old old wooden warship

Discipline is....

• Behaving incorrectly
• Behaving in a controlled and organised way
• Behaving weirdly
• Not behaving

Group norms are...

• unspoken rules of behavior that people follow to fit in

• the law that defines criminal behavior warning people what not to do

• the road to success that people attempt to follow in order to look good

People usually try to conform

to group norms because they...

• want to belong and feel secure

• do not want to be seen as a rebel

• want to feel unique and special

• are trying to prove that they are good

What are the influences that get us to adopt social norms

• Informational Social Influence

• Characterization

• Normative Social Influence

• Internalisation

• Referential Social Influence

Why is conformity often good?

• It helps the group to stand out.

• It helps the group to function smoothly.

• It stops the group from fighting.

• It stops people from being too weird.