social influence

What is an individual changing their behaviour or opinions because of pressure from a group known as?

Conformity

In Asch's experiment, what was the average / overall conformity rate, i.e., the % of trials on which participants give the same answer as the confederates?

37%

What is the name of the variation of Asch's conformity experiment when the lines were closer in length to each other?

Task difficulty

In Asch's conformity experiment, what did the conformity rate drop to when a dissenter gave a different answer to the rest of the group?

9%

Which type of conformity is this? Going along with the group publicly / in behaviour, but holding a different opinion privately

Compliance

Which type of conformity is this? Conforming to the group because we value it, involving a genuine change in opinion, not just behaviour, but not necessarily permanent

identification

Which type of conformity is this? Agreeing privately and publicly with group, and a permanent change to opinion and behaviour

Internalisation

What is agreeing with the majority because we want to be liked and/or do not want to be rejected known as?

Normative social influence

What is agreeing with the majority view/behaviour because we believe they know better or are more likely to be right known as?

Informational social influence

Which study shows the influence of conformity to social roles and the power of the situation?

Zimbardo's prison study

What is an individual doing what they are told to do by an authority figure known as?

Obedience

What did obedience drop to when Milgram ran the 'location' variation of his obedience experiment in a run- down office block: experiment run by a 'business'?

47.5%

What did obedience drop to when Milgram ran the 'proximity' variation of his obedience experiment with the teacher and learner in the same room?

40%

What is it called when we fail to take responsibility because we believe we are acting on behalf of an authority figure, according to Milgram's explanation of obedience?

Agentic state

In Bickman's field experiment on uniform and obedience, what were pps more likely to do when told to do so by a person in a security guard's uniform than ordinary clothes?

Pick up litter / give confederate a coin

What is it called when we perceive people in authority to have the right to tell us what to do because they have been entrusted by society with responsibility, according to Milgram's explanation of obedience?

Legitimate authority

Belief in obedience, respect for authority, dislike for out- groups / prejudice and being right- wing are, according to Adorno, aspects of the...

...authoritarian personality

What is the cause of an authoritarian personality, according to Adorno?

Harsh parenting / conditional love

Identify the situational explanation of resistance to social influence

Social support

In relation to resistance to social influence, what are believing you are in control of what happens, having more self-confidence and less need for social approval involved in?

An internal locus of control (LoC)

In relation to minority influence, what does sticking to your opinion refer to?

Consistency

In relation to minority influence, what does a willingness to listen and compromise refer to?

Flexibility

In relation to minority influence, what does a willingness to sacrifice something valuable refer to?

Commitment

In relation to social change, what is the name of the process when change gathers momentum as the minority supporting opinions grows​?

Snowball effect

In relation to social change, what is the name of the process when people 'sort- of' forget the source of change​​?

Social cryptoamnesia