Conformity and zimbardos study

which one isn't a type of conformity

• compliance

• normative social influence

• identification

• internalisation

what is internalisation

• when you change your opinion publicly to be accepted by the group even if you don't privately agree with everything the group stands for

• when you go along with the group in public but privately not changing your opinion/ behaviour

• when you change your opinion/behaviour publicly and privately and is a usually permanent change

which of the following statements best describes normative social influence?

• going along with a group of people because we want to be liked by them

• going along with a group of people because we don't know what we're doing

• going along with other people even though we don't agree

• going along with other people because we accept their views

how many participants were in zimbardos study into conformity

• 13 female ptps

• 13 male ptps

• 21 female ptps

• 21 male ptps

how many days did zimbardos study go on for before he had to end it

• 6/14 intended days

• 8/ 14 intended days

• 4/14 intended days

• 10/14 intended days

what year was zimbardos study conducted

• 1982

• 1976

• 1973

• 1985

which isnt limitation of zimbardos study

• low population validity

• lack of realism

• low internal validity

• exagggerates the power of roles

Answer explanation

because of the degree of control Zimbardo had over the key variables of the study. It has high internal validity which is a strength for this study