Social Influence ~ Conformity & Obedience Social Psychology Social Influence ~ Conformity & Obedience
Social Influence Social influences are the forces exerted by other people which affect your behaviour Such influences could be classed as ‘good’, ‘bad’, ‘prosocial’ and ‘antisocial’.
Conformity Conformity ~ A change in behaviour as a result of group pressure or norms. This usually involves a change of personal opinions as well
Conformity Compliance ~ similar to conformity i.e. You go along with other people’s opinions but does not involve a change in personal opinion
Usually in response to individual rather than group pressure Obedience Obedience ~ behaving as instructed but not necessarily changing your opinions Usually in response to individual rather than group pressure
Obedience “I was just following orders” Adolf Eichmann
Nazi soldiers taking Jewish people to the Ghetto Obedience Nazi soldiers taking Jewish people to the Ghetto
Obedience Task: With a partner, make a list of as many examples as possible where we have to obey authority in everyday life
"The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing." - Albert Einstein