Conformity and Social Influence Concepts

The video tutorial explores the concept of conformity in psychology, detailing its types: compliance, internalization, and identification. It discusses social influences, such as normative and informational, and factors affecting conformity like group size, unanimity, and task difficulty. The video also reviews Solomon Asch's study on conformity, highlighting its methodology, findings, and implications.

Which type of conformity involves accepting a group's viewpoint because it is believed to be correct?

• Compliance

• Internalization

• Identification

• Normative Influence

Which type of conformity is characterized by a desire to be associated with a group?

• Compliance

• Informational Influence

• Internalization

• Identification

What is the main reason people conform under normative social influence?

• To seek approval

• To gain knowledge

• To avoid rejection

• To understand reality

Which factor does NOT affect conformity according to the discussed variables?

• Group size

• Unanimity

• Task difficulty

• Personal interests

How does task difficulty influence conformity?

• It only affects experts

• It increases conformity

• It has no effect

• It decreases conformity

What happens to conformity when a confederate gives the correct answer against the majority?

• Conformity is unaffected

• Conformity decreases

• Conformity remains the same

• Conformity increases

What role does self-efficacy play in conformity?

• It only affects group leaders

• It increases conformity

• It decreases conformity

• It has no effect

What was the main finding of Solomon Asch's study?

• People never conform

• Conformity is rare

• Conformity only occurs in large groups

• People often conform to group consensus

What was a strength of Asch's line study?

• It had high ecological validity

• It allowed control over variables

• It was conducted in a natural setting

• It involved a diverse participant group

What was a weakness of Asch's study?

• It was conducted in a natural setting

• It had too many variables

• It lacked ecological validity

• It was not replicable