compliance. public conformity but private disagreement. acceptance. conformity in behaviour and belief. obedience.
Q. What is private acceptance conformity?
Conformity refers to the change in beliefs, opinions, and behaviors that occurs as the result of social influence. Informational social influence usually results in private acceptance, which is real change in opinions on the part of the individual.
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- Q. What is private acceptance conformity?
- Q. What is the difference between public conformity and private compliance?
- Q. What is meant by resistance to social influence?
- Q. Why do some people resist social influence?
- Q. What type of locus of control would you expect to be linked to social influence?
- Q. How can locus of control affect resistance to social influence?
- Q. Why does locus of control matter?
- Q. Are people born with a locus of control?
Q. What is the difference between public conformity and private compliance?
Most measures of social conformity conflate compliance and acceptance. Compliance occurs when individuals conform in public, but not in private. Acceptance occurs when group influence is internalised, in private and in public.
Q. What is meant by resistance to social influence?
Resistance to social influence • This refers to the ability of people to withstand the social pressure to conform to the majority or to obey authority.
Q. Why do some people resist social influence?
One reason that people can resist the pressure to conform or obey is if they have an ally, someone supporting their point of view. Having an ally can build confidence and allow individuals to remain independent. Furthermore, individuals who have support for their point of view are more likely to disobey orders.
Q. What type of locus of control would you expect to be linked to social influence?
A person’s locus of control can be either internal or external. As such, people with an internal locus of control are much more likely to resist social influence since they are less influenced by others. This is explanation is supported by research conducted by Holland in 1967.
Q. How can locus of control affect resistance to social influence?
Research supports the idea that individuals with an internal locus of control are more likely to resist the pressure to obey. This suggests that normative social influence, the desire to fit in, is more power than informational social influence, the desire to be right, when considering locus of control.
Q. Why does locus of control matter?
An internal locus of control is correlated with greater success and achievement because the tendency to attribute both one’s successes and failures to one’s actions gives students, athletes, businesspeople, and even parents a reason to review their actions, identify where they could improve, and take action.
Q. Are people born with a locus of control?
Many people believe that locus of control is something that you’re born with—an innate part of your personality. However, evidence suggests that parents can play a major role in how their child develops a locus of control.
