Social influence psychology with correct answers
Conformity - when an individual changes their attitude or behaviour in response to group pressure Compliance - when an individual changes their behaviour publicly but not their private beliefs, it is also a temporary change Identification - when an individual changes their behaviour publicly and also their private beliefs, but only temporarily Internalisation - when an individual changes their behaviour publicly and also their private beliefs, this is a long term change normative social influence - when a person conforms to be accepted and to feel that they belong to the group, here a person conforms because it is socially rewarding or to avoid social rejection informational social influence - when a person conforms to gain knowledge, or because they believe that someone else is 'right' individual differences - plays a role in explaining social influence, which means that the processes will not affect everyone's behaviour in the same way Jenness (1932) - aim - -examine whether individuals will change their opinion in an ambiguous situation in response to a group discussion Jenness (1932) - Method and results - ambiguous situation, glass bottle filled with 811 beans - 26 students individually estimate amount of beans - participants divided into groups of three and provide group answe
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