Conformity is a type of social influence involving a change in belief or behavior in order to fit in with a group. This change is in response to real (involving the physical presence of others) or imagined (involving the pressure of social norms / expectations) group pressure. Basically, it can be summed up as yielding oneself to group pressures and differs based on the social setting and pressures thereof. A person adjusts his/her thinking or behavior to coincide with a particular group’s standard. Explaining Sherif’s Results • Why did Sherif’s participants change their estimates when they had to call out their answers in the presence of other people?
clients from different backgrounds can communicate by doing what they like best. Clients could use body language and facial expressions to express their needs or what they want to do in the workplace. Different backgrounds of different people can cause misunderstandings when using communication. However, they will be able to interpret the communication they’re using by using hand gestures, facial expressions or maybe body language. The personality can also affect the way an individual communicates.
Society’s view on certain groups of people has changed with time, but the way people perceive and stereotype others shows conformity to what others feel is correct or acceptable, although those perceptions may or may not be true. Stereotypes are these images or generalizations that have been given to groups of people to portray the way society views their actions, standard of living, or even the type person they are. These views of certain groups are merely just opinions or generalizations and do not represent all the people justly and can cause misconceptions of a person’s ability, personality, or just as a person as a whole. Of those misconceptions on certain stereotypes, the Hispanics have been portrayed as this figure in society that is seen as a lazy group not willing to work. Through research and what is seen in today’s world we see this stereotype being thrown around attempting to classify Hispanics, where in reality we see a growing number of Hispanics in the workforce.
2.1 A service user may want to change a part of their daily routine or refuse to do some thing or want to do something we see unsafe for that individual but they also have a human right and a choice to do what they want so I would want to fill out a risk assessment and weigh out the pros and cons and risks that could possibly happen, if a certain task was too dangerous for the service user then I would have to explain this and suggest a possible alternative. 2.2 I could go to other members of staff, trained nurse and also my manager to get advice and support on my decision and come up with other alternative ideas and balance out the risks to come up with a solution for the best interest of the individual. 3.1 I would listen carefully to whomever is making a complaint and write the key points of their concerns, listening to details and making them feel their concerns are important and to ensure them that everything will be done possible to correct anything. Id pass this information on to the trained nurse and my manager for them to speak to whomever has got the
Staying in proximity with the individual or individuals in the conflict may have either negative repercussions or may have a positive influence such as friendships forming. Listening to the other person may change the individual’s view of that person through contact. Also the individual’s should have equal status to avoid conflict (Myers, 2010). Second element
Conformity is an act of matching one’s character and personality to another that is socially accepted and perceived as “normal” in a situation or group. Social norms are implicit, unsaid rules shared by a group of individuals that guide their interactions with others. Conformity is the tendency to align your attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors with those around you. It’s a powerful force that can take the form of direct or overt social pressure or subtler unconscious influence. Three reasons why people conform are social pressure or norms (normative social influence), the need to look right or not foolish (informational social influence), and the desire for security within a group often of a similar age, culture, religion, ethical values, or educational status.
I believe that different people react to the same type of stressful life events in different ways because that is the way they have learned to cope with difficult life events. I think when people go through a stressful situation our brain and body adapts itself to get accustom to what we are feeling. This situation is what leads people to cope with those feeling in different ways. It also depends on the culture and how people are raised. An
Conscious attitudes and beliefs can change however if people are aware of their hidden biases (Jaksic, 2003). These biases can be monitored and individuals can attempt to ameliorate hidden attitudes before they are expressed through behavior. This compensation can include attention to language, body language and to the stigmatization felt by target groups. Common sense and research evidence also suggest that a change in behavior can modify beliefs and attitudes. Everyone can benefit from self-assessment of potential biases that might affect our judgment.
Nikhita Sagar AS Psychology Miss Mahmoud “Describe and evaluate explanations of conformity” 12 marks Normative social influence is the need to be liked and accepted by others in the group. Other people are usually looked to in a group to identify behavior that leads to group acceptance – this may result in the person publicly changing their behavior/views but privately disagreeing/having their own opinions. This is because humans are social creatures and have a fundamental need for social companionship and a fear of rejection. The majority may also control other group members by making it difficult to deviate from majority point of view, therefore exerting pressure on them to conform. This type of social influence is also known as compliance and has been demonstrated in research by Asch, where participants clearly felt uncomfortable deviating from the majority position.
Tamara stated, “When people deindividuate they are less likely to follow normal restraints and inhibitions and more likely to loose their sense of individual identity.” She also sheds light to the excitement that a group can bring and how a person could do things in a group that they wouldn’t do alone. It is like modeling in behavior modification; an action is learned by someone doing it and others following what action that first person does. If you have personal reasons to go along with the crowd that will benefit you, that could also be a good reason to follow the crowd. According to Behavior Modification, What It Is and How To Do It, situational inducement is defined as the influence of a behavior by using situations and occasions that already exert control over the behavior. For instance, when your a teenager and you think every one else is doing it, so you do it as well.