SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
CONFORMITY AND OBEDIENCE
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Question
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Asian cultures tend to engage in more conforming behaviours than Americans
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Asian cultures tend to value conformity more than western countries
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Collectivist cultures (typically East Asian) conform more because nonconformity is more strongly associated with deviance.
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All of these answers are correct
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Detailed explanation-1: -Different cultures have different rates of conformity to group norms. This can be explained by the values that are encouraged through socialization, enculturation and parenting practices of those cultures. The values encouraged in a particular culture are influenced by their economic systems.
Detailed explanation-2: -There are two other main reasons for conformity: informational influence and normative influence. People display conformity in response to informational influence when they believe the group is better informed, or in response to normative influence when they are afraid of rejection.
Detailed explanation-3: -Social influence creates conformity. Influence may occur in more passive or more active ways. We conform both to gain accurate knowledge (informational social influence) and to avoid being rejected by others (normative social influence).