TERM 1
What is Conformity?
DEFINITION 1
- When behavior is affected in favor of societal or group
norms as a result of the influence of real or imagined others -
Going along with the crowd
TERM 2
What is Private Acceptance?
DEFINITION 2
- Conforming to others as a result of actually thinking they
must be correct in their behavior
TERM 3
What is Public Compliance?
DEFINITION 3
- Conforming to others publicly, but privately do not believe
in what you are doing or saying
TERM 4
What is the Asch Conformity Study?
DEFINITION 4
- It is when people are given a picture of one vertical line and
a picture of three vertical lines - They are asked which of the
three lines is the same size as the one line - It was shown that
if most people give the wrong answer in a group then the
subject will also give the wrong answer just so that they don't
stick out in the crowd
TERM 5
What is Social Impact Theory?
DEFINITION 5
- The likelihood that someone will conform to normative
social influence
