PSYC 215 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Morton Deutsch, Diminishing Returns, Fundamental Attribution Error
11 Mar 2013
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Conformity: a chance 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. Cohesiveness: a we feeling the extent to which members of a group are bound 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. Informative influence: conformity that results from accepting evidence about reality provided by other people. Reactance: a motive to protect or restore one"s sense of freedom. Reactance arise when someone threatens our freedom of action.
