Conformity, Obedience, and Compliance
Conformity, Obedience, and Compliance: Overview
This topic covers concepts such as, Conformity, Obedience, and Compliance etc.
Important Questions on Conformity, Obedience, and Compliance
What is the main difference between compliance and obedience?

Which term describes the act of changing one's behavior to match the responses or actions of others, often to fit in?

Who is known for the Stanford prison experiment that studied the psychological effects of perceived power?

In Milgram's obedience study, what was the maximum voltage that participants were instructed to administer?

Who conducted the famous experiment on conformity using line judgment tasks?

List and explain the stages of group formation as per Tuckman’s model.

What is group polarisation and why does it occur?

Describe the factors that influence group cohesion.

Explain the concept of social loafing and why it occurs.

Define groupthink and provide examples of its consequences.

What is the difference between a group and a crowd?

Think of any two incidents of social loafing in school. How did you overcome it?

How can you reduce social loafing in groups?

How do groups influence our behaviour?

How does Tuckman’s stage model help you to understand the formation of groups?

Are you a member of a certain group? Discuss what motivated you to join that group.

Compare and contrast formal and informal groups, and ingroups and outgroups.
