Locus of Control and Conformity
College of Arts and Sciences
CENTRAL LUZON STATE UNIVERSITY
Science city of Munoz, Nueva Ecija, 3120
Analysis of the Locus of Control of ABSS students towards Flooding Using the Theories of Conformity and Obedience
As a partial fulfillment for the subject
PSYCH 130: Social Psychology
Submitted by:
Joseph Nikolai Chioco
Submitted to:
May Angelica Saludez
September 2012
Introduction
Conformity, as defined by David Myers, is the change in our behavior or belief as a result of others’ influences. It may come in three forms; compliance, obedience, and acceptance. Compliance is the insincere conformity as a response to an implied or explicit request of others while Obedience is the insincere conformity as a response to a command. Meanwhile, Acceptance is the sincere, inward conformity which people genuinely believe in groups’ norms.
Kelman (1958) had also cited three types of conformity. First is compliance: when you go along with the crowd and publicly agree with them. However, internally you maintain your original views. Second is internalization: when people take on the views of others both publicly and privately. Third is Identification: when a person conforms to the role that society expects them to play. As with compliance there does not have to be change in private opinion.
It is proven that conformity varies based on personality, intelligence and gender. Students are found to be less conformist. This could be due to higher intelligence or to education that teaches independent thought and inquiry. People who are measured high in ‘desire for personal control’ are less conformist than those measured lower (Moscovici et al, 1969). Eagly and Carli (1981) found that women tend to be more conformist than men.
Social Conformity is the desire to act, talk, and dress and even think like everyone else and it is considered as the human tendency that has helped glue societies for ages, while perennially irritating some of the greatest
CENTRAL LUZON STATE UNIVERSITY
Science city of Munoz, Nueva Ecija, 3120
Analysis of the Locus of Control of ABSS students towards Flooding Using the Theories of Conformity and Obedience
As a partial fulfillment for the subject
PSYCH 130: Social Psychology
Submitted by:
Joseph Nikolai Chioco
Submitted to:
May Angelica Saludez
September 2012
Introduction
Conformity, as defined by David Myers, is the change in our behavior or belief as a result of others’ influences. It may come in three forms; compliance, obedience, and acceptance. Compliance is the insincere conformity as a response to an implied or explicit request of others while Obedience is the insincere conformity as a response to a command. Meanwhile, Acceptance is the sincere, inward conformity which people genuinely believe in groups’ norms.
Kelman (1958) had also cited three types of conformity. First is compliance: when you go along with the crowd and publicly agree with them. However, internally you maintain your original views. Second is internalization: when people take on the views of others both publicly and privately. Third is Identification: when a person conforms to the role that society expects them to play. As with compliance there does not have to be change in private opinion.
It is proven that conformity varies based on personality, intelligence and gender. Students are found to be less conformist. This could be due to higher intelligence or to education that teaches independent thought and inquiry. People who are measured high in ‘desire for personal control’ are less conformist than those measured lower (Moscovici et al, 1969). Eagly and Carli (1981) found that women tend to be more conformist than men.
Social Conformity is the desire to act, talk, and dress and even think like everyone else and it is considered as the human tendency that has helped glue societies for ages, while perennially irritating some of the greatest
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