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psyc ch. 8-9: social and group influence Flashcards

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572140381private conformityacceptance and changing internal beliefs0
572140382public conformitygo along with something while privately disagreeing1
572140383informative conformityOthers are sources of information, don't know what to do Private, acceptance likely2
572140384normative conformityDesire to fit in Public, acceptance unlikely3
572140385social mimicrySubjects rate confederates higher after being mimicked4
572140386reactancewhen personal freedoms have been taken away, act out against5
572140387optimal distinctivenessImportant to fit in but also to be unique6
572140388dominant responsecorrect task7
572140389social normsshared unspoken rules about how we're supposed to act in groups8
572140390Sherif experimentWhen people were grouped together, they converged answers and estimate more inches that the light moved Informative conformity9
572140391Asch experimentasking length of line, go alone with others' wrong answers Normative conformity10
572140392mimicrySubjects rate confederates higher after being mimicked11
572140393mirror neuronsnaturally mirror confederate12
572140394Milgram's studiesteachers "punish" learners for incorrect answers how people respond to obedience some immediately stopped while others went all the way to maximum shock13

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