PPT-Social Psychology Types of Conformity

Social Psychology Lesson Objectives To define and apply the three levels of conformity compliance identification and internalisation to real life scenarios To define. Challenge and Change in Society. HSB4M. ‘The Power of Conformity’. An example of people’s overwhelming needs to conform to a social paradigm. What is conformity? . Discussion Questions: Video. Jie Tang. *. , . Sen. Wu. *. , and . Jimeng. Sun. +. *. Tsinghua University. +. IBM TJ Watson Research Center. Conformity. Conformity is the act of matching . attitudes. , . opinions. , . and . behaviors. On Post-its. What is Social Influence?. Conformity: . The tendency for people to adopt the behaviour, attitudes and values of a reference group. Majority influence. The opposite of deviation . Kelman's. Living in a “Beaver Cleaver” World. Marriage rates soared, marriage ages dropped, and divorce rates dropped. The “baby boom” (1946-1964). Largest “generation” in U.S. history, 77.3 million babies, peaked in 1957. Miss Bird. Criticisms of Asch’s research. Is the study a ‘child of it’s time’?. Findings could be unique to one culture.. All male and all American PTs.. Conducted in 1950’s (an era when people were worried/afraid to stand out and be different).. Conformity is a type of social influence involving a change in belief in order to fit in with a group (Also known as majority influence).. Types of Conformity. Three types of conformity developed by Man (1969):. Conformity. A change in one’. s behavior due to the real or imagined influence of other people . Informational Social Influence:. The Need to Know What’. s. “. Right. ” . Informational Social Influence. Christopher . Gade. , PhD. Office: . 621 . Heafey. Office hours: . F 3-6 and by apt.. Email: gadecj@gmail.com . Class WF 7:00-8:30 . Heafey. 650. What are we going to focus on now?. Attitude: an opinion that . . Social influence. TYPES. of conformity: . internalisation, identification and . compliance. EXPLANATIONS. . for conformity: . normative and informational. Social Influence . Social influence is the scientific study of the ways in which people’s thoughts, feelings and behaviours are affected by other people. 1.What . is conformity?. 2.Why . do you think people in society conform. ?. 3.What . is obedience?. 5.Who . in society do we obey?. 6.Can . you think of examples where people in society have resisted against conformity or obedience? . Like fish swimming in schools and birds flying in flocks, humans are socially influenced by the group, highly suggestible, and natural mimics. . → conformity occurs when we adjust our behavior or thinking to coincide with a group standard. Asch Conformity Study (1951). https://. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyDDyT1lDhA. . Milgram’s Compliance Study. https://. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTX42lVDwA4. . And … . Derren. Brown does it. https://. The study of people – how they act, react, and interact. Explores areas such as learning, memory, development of children, sport, social behaviour, cognitive processes and human development.. A science. Psychological studies involve the use of... – some Australian experiences. Jennifer Evans. Chief Executive Officer. National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia. Overview. How changing supply chains have impacted on areas of Australia’s economy.