PSYC2040 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Tall Poppy Syndrome, Social Comparison Theory, Authoritarian Personality
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Conformity the tendency to change our perceptions, opinions or behaviour in ways that are consistent with group norms. Norms shared beliefs and values that define appropriate attitudes and behaviours, 2 types. Injunctive norms perceptions of what behaviours are approved or disapproved of by others (idea of (cid:449)hat (cid:862)should(cid:863) (cid:271)e do(cid:374)e(cid:895) Descriptive norms perceptive of how people actually behave in given situations (what you think people are actually doing) Example mexican wave was banned (injunctive) but everyone still does it (descriptive) Public compliance others influence our behaviour without necessarily changing what we think (cid:894)goi(cid:374)g alo(cid:374)g (cid:449)ith so(cid:373)ethi(cid:374)g e(cid:448)e(cid:374) though (cid:455)ou do(cid:374)"t thi(cid:374)k it"s a good idea(cid:895) Private acceptance others influence our thought and behaviour. As(cid:272)h"s li(cid:374)e stud(cid:455) 1 p and 7 confederates required to take turns saying the answer out loud on a line le(cid:374)gth task, ps" a(cid:374)s(cid:449)ers (cid:449)ere i(cid:374)flue(cid:374)(cid:272)ed (cid:271)(cid:455) the group (cid:894)e(cid:448)e(cid:374) (cid:449)he(cid:374) the(cid:455) (cid:449)ere (cid:449)ro(cid:374)g(cid:895)
