DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
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A change in behaviour or belief toward a group as a result of real or imagined group pressure
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A change in behaviour or belief as a result of direct pressure from a person in authority.
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Change in behaviour or belief as a result of indirect pressure from a person in authority.
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A change in behaviour or belief as a result of a direct request by someone with no authority.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Conformity = A change in behavior or belief as a result of real or imagined group pressure.
Detailed explanation-2: -conformity, the process whereby people change their beliefs, attitudes, actions, or perceptions to more closely match those held by groups to which they belong or want to belong or by groups whose approval they desire. Conformity has important social implications and continues to be actively researched.
Detailed explanation-3: -Harvard psychologist Herbert Kelman identified three major types of conformity: compliance, identification, and internalization. Compliance is public conformity, while possibly keeping one’s own original beliefs independent. It is motivated by the need for approval and the fear of being rejected.
Detailed explanation-4: -Which of the following is the best definition of conformity? Changing one’s attitude or behavior to match a perceived social norm.
Detailed explanation-5: -Conformity in psychology is defined as changing one’s behavior to fit in with a group of people around. In some cases, social conformity involves acting or agreeing with the majority in a specific group and behaving in a way that is seen as usual by those people.