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Psychology GCSE: Social Influence - Key Terms
This deck covers key terms related to social influence in psychology, including concepts like conformity, obedience, and social loafing.
Define conformity
A change in a persons behaviour or opinions as the rule of group pressure; this happens due to a need to be right and the need to be liked
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Definition
Define conformity
A change in a persons behaviour or opinions as the rule of group pressure; this happens due to a need to be right and the need to be liked
Define the autokinetic effect
An optical illusion, in which a spot of light on a screen appears to move, when in actual fact it doesn’t
Define obedience
Following the orders of someone we believe to have authority
Define socialisation
The way we are raised to behave and the things we are taught to accept as normal
Define buffer
Something that creates distance between the teacher and learner (e.g. a wall or another person administering the shocks)
Define deindividuation
The state of losing our sense of individuality and becoming less aware of our own responsibility for our actions
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Define conformity | A change in a persons behaviour or opinions as the rule of group pressure; this happens due to a need to be right and the need to be liked |
Define the autokinetic effect | An optical illusion, in which a spot of light on a screen appears to move, when in actual fact it doesn’t |
Define obedience | Following the orders of someone we believe to have authority |
Define socialisation | The way we are raised to behave and the things we are taught to accept as normal |
Define buffer | Something that creates distance between the teacher and learner (e.g. a wall or another person administering the shocks) |
Define deindividuation | The state of losing our sense of individuality and becoming less aware of our own responsibility for our actions |
Define anonymous | Being able to keep our identity hidden |
Define mundane realism | An everyday situation, that is life-like and not artificial |
Define social loafing | Putting less effort into doing something when you are with others doing the same thing |
Define bystander intervention | Helping individuals who are unknown to you in an emergency |
Define diffusion of responsibility | In a group of people there is less need for the individual to act because someone else who is present could also do something |
Define empathy | Being able to put yourself in someone else’s position psychologically and understand how that person is feeling |
Define altruism | Helping someone without thinking of yourself, sometimes at a great cost |
Define bystander apathy | Doing nothing in an emergency when someone is in need of help |
Define social influence | The effect other people have on our behaviour. This includes conformity, obedience and social loafing |