SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
CONFORMITY AND OBEDIENCE
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In conformity, there is a perceived difference in status between the one who conforms and the group.
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In obedience, there is a difference in status between the one who obeys and the one who makes the request.
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Conformity requires strict adherence to the rules, whereas obedience does not.
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Obedience is an indirect request, whereas conformity is a direct request.
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Conformity involves agreeing to change in response to a request, whereas obedience involves an indirect request for agreement.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Obedience is an act of following orders coming from an authority without a question. Conformity is a trait that makes people behave according to the wishes of others.
Detailed explanation-2: -How Obedience Differs From Conformity. Obedience involves an order; conformity involves a request. Obedience is obeying someone with a higher status; conformity is going along with people of equal status. Obedience relies on social power; conformity relies on the need to be socially accepted.
Detailed explanation-3: -Conformity, or peer pressure, describes how adjust our behavior or thinking in order to go along with a group. Obedience, on the other hand, describes how we follow orders and obey authority. It doesn’t involve a possible cognitive component in the way that conformity does.
Detailed explanation-4: -Conformity is a voluntary act while compliance is imposed. More importantly from the perspective of those creating a standard, these two processes begin with two different attitudes.
Detailed explanation-5: -What is the difference between conformity, compliance, and obedience? conformity=behavior in accordance with socially accepted conventions or standards. compliance= to act in accordance with a wish or command. obedience= complying with a person or group perceived to be a legitimate authority.