Conformity

3 types of conformity

• compliance

• identification

• conformity
• internalization

What are the social influences that Deutsch and Gerrard identified that led to conformity ?

• Informational social influence and normative social influence
• Obedience and compliance
• Peer pressure and groupthink
• Cognitive dissonance and social facilitation

__________ is a type of social influence that happens when we  change our  attitudes, beliefs or behaviour to “fit in” with a group or people whom we like or admire.

What is NOT an assumption in the study of sociocultural approach to understanding behaviour ?

• Human beings are social animals

• We all have our individual and social identities

• Culture does not influence our behaviour

• Reciprocal determinism

Choose 1 type of conformity and expound on it. ( explain, describe and give example )

• Helping a friend because they ask you for a favor is showing what kind of conformity ?

• Obedience

• compliance

• Internalization

• identification

Supporting people with the same political beliefs by following media coverage, reading about the group's ideologies, or observing the group's influence on society is manifesting what kind of conformity ?

• compliance

• Internalization

• identification

• obedience

A young child may idealise the actions and imitate the actions and behaviour of somebody look up to at home is showing what kind of conformity

• Obedience

• compliance

• Internalization

• Identification

Describe normative and informative social influences. Give examples too.