PS270 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Stationary Point, Suggestibility
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Conformity: a change in behaviour or belief to accord with others. Compliance: conformity that involves publicly acting in accord with social pressure while privately disagreeing. Obedience: acting in accord with a direct order. Acceptance: conformity that involves both acting and believing in accord with social pressure. The apparent movement of a stationary point of light in the dark. Perhaps you have experienced this when thinking you have spotted a moving satellite in the sky, only to realize later that it was merely an isolated star. Culture"s seeming power to perpetuate false beliefs. Asch"s studies of group pressure line length experiment. Interpreting events differently after hearing from others; appreciating tasty food that others love. Doing as others do; fads such as tattoos. Cohesion: a we feeling the extent to which members of a group are bonded together, such as by attraction for one another. Normative influence: conformity based on a person"s desire to fulfill others" expectations, often to gain acceptance.
