Jan and Norah have just finished their first year at university where they lived in a house with six other students. All the other students were very health conscious and ate only organic food. Jan had listened to their point of view and now she also eats

Model Answer:

Jan was showing internalisation, as she genuinely accepted the group’s views on eating organic food and continued this behaviour even when she was away from the group. This suggests a deep and permanent change in her beliefs and behaviour.

Norah was showing compliance, as she conformed to the group’s behaviour by eating organic food only while she was with them. However, this change was temporary and not reflective of her true beliefs, as she reverted to her usual behaviour when she went home.