1. There are 3 types of conformity.2. Compliance is going along with others to gain approval.3. Sherif used an unambiguous task in his experiment.4. Sherif’s research can be criticised as it raises ethical issues.5. Asch tested female, English undergraduates.6. The confederates in Asch’s study gave incorrect answers on

6/18 trials.7. Asch found an overall conformity rate of 35%.8. Asch stated that people conform so they don’t appear

different.9. Asch’s study shows that humans are fundamentally

independent.10. A limitation of Asch’s study is that it lacks ecological validity.11. The easier the task is, the more likely Ps are to conform.12. If Ps have the support of another Ps (confederate), they are

less likely to conform.

YES HOWEVER…

Sherif (1935)

Asch (1956)

Ambiguous task

Most Ps remained independent

Perrin and Spencer (1981) – UK students

Crutchfield – booths Smith and Bond -

culture

Make notes on description or evaluation of each theory as you go round the room.

5 minutes for each point.

Answer true/false questions

Correct the missing information for A01 (desciption)

Josie, Hana and Caitlyn have just started new jobs and all three are keen to do well. Josie laughs a lot at the jokes her colleagues tell, even though she does not always find them very funny. Hana observes her colleagues closely and makes sure that she completes the work in the same way that they do, so that she does not make any mistakes. Caitlyn prefers to learn through trial and error. She believes that by trying and by making mistakes, she will really understand what she is doing.

Which girl’s behaviour is being influenced by normative social influence and which girl’s behaviour is being influenced by informational social influence? Justify both choices.

(6 marks)

Outline and evaluate explanations of conformity. (8 marks)

Answer the questions on real life examples of conformity

Fill in the gaps to evaluate explanations of conformity

Make revision notes on all content studied so far: types of conformity, research studies into conformity (A01 and A02), theories of conformity (A01 and A02)