Psychology - Social Influence

Define conformity

What are the three types of conformity?

Define compliance

Define identification

Define normative social influence

Define informative social influence

What are the factors affecting conformity?

What is meant by conformity to social roles?

Define obedience

What are the factors affecting obedience?

What is the agentic state?

What is an agentic shift?

What is the F-scale?

What is the authoritarian personality?

What is social change?

What is social support?

Describe an internal locus of control

Describe an external locus of control

What is minority influence?

Give the three characteristics a minority group needs in order to be succesful in making change

What is consistency?

What is commitment?

What is flexibility?

Give the six step process which brings about social change

What is the role of social influence in social change?

Describe and evaluate Lucas’ research into ISI

Describe and evaluate Asch’s research into NSI

Describe and evaluate Asch’s research into conformity

Describe and evaluate Asch’s variations study

Describe Perrin and Spencer’s conflicting research into factors affecting conformity

Describe and evaluate Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison Experiment

Describe and evaluate Reicher and Haslam’s conflicting research into conformity to social roles

Describe and evaluate Milgram’s research into obedience

Describe and evaluate Hofling et al,’s research into obedience

Describe and evaluate Milgram’s variations study

Describe and evaluate Bickmann’s research into factors affecting obedience

Describe and evaluate Class and Schmitt’s research into the agentic state

Describe and evaluate Elms’ research into the authoritarian personality

Describe and evaluate Holland’s research into the locus of control

Describe and evaluate Adorno’s research into the authoritarian personality

Describe and evaluate Nemeth’s study into minority influence

Describe and evaluate Moscovi’s research into minority influence

Describe and evaluate Nolan’s research into conformity’s role in social change