Conformity and Social Influence Quiz

Define Compliance

• Changing both private and public beliefs permanently

• Publicly conforming while privately disagreeing

• Conforming due to a lack of knowledge

• Conforming to avoid physical punishment

Define Internalisation

• Publicly changing behavior but privately disagreeing

• Adopting group beliefs both publicly and privately

• Conforming to fit in with a group’s expectations

• Temporarily agreeing with the group’s norms

Define Identification

• Conforming because of a deep personal belief change

• Conforming to a group while valuing membership, but not always permanently

• Only conforming in public but not privately

• Conforming due to fear of authority

Which type of conformity lasts permanently?

• Compliance

• Identification

• Internalisation

• Normative Social Influence

In Asch’s study, how many participants conformed at least once?

• 50%

• 60%

• 75%

• 90%

Why does Asch’s study have low temporal validity?

• It only tested male participants

• It was carried out during the McCarthy era when conformity was highly valued

• It had an artificial setting

• The participants were all American

How did Perrin and Spencer’s British study challenge Asch’s findings?

• They found higher levels of conformity

• They found similar levels of conformity

• They found lower levels of conformity

• They used female participants instead

In Asch’s study, at what number of confederates did conformity rates peak?

• 2

• 3

• 5

• 7

Other than group size, what other factors in Asch’s study affected conformity rates?

• Difficulty and gender

• Unanimity and time of day

• Task difficulty and unanimity

• Social class and Unanimity

Define Normative Social Influence (NSI)

• Conforming to gain social approval and avoid rejection

• Conforming due to a need for knowledge

• Changing private beliefs due to group pressure

• Conforming to authority figures