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Conformity - Coggle Diagram
Conformity
Informational Social Influence
when?
ambigous/confusing situation
the greater the uncertainty: the more we rely on others
situation is crisis
the people we imitate may not be behaving rationally
Others are experts
Problem: Not all experts are reliable
how?
ask others
observe others
Classic Experiments
Autokinectic Effect (1936 - Sherif)
converging with others on a common estimate for the movement of a light that does just move in imagination
Private Acceptance
…Conforming to other people’s behavior out of a genuine belief that what they are doing or saying is right
Public Compliance
…Conforming to other people’s behavior publicly without necessarily believing in what the other people are doing or saying
issues
Panic-Effects
Group reaction
Emotional contagion
Turn to uninformed experts
Normative Social Infleunce
Obedience
Individualism & Conformity
deviant group
members are often
ridiculed
punished
rejected
being deprived is
stressful
traumatic
psychologically painful
Social Norms
Injunctive Norms
Descriptive Norms
Classic Studies
Asch Line Study