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Normative social influence (NSI) is overall because it’s the what?

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Normative social influence (NSI) is overall because it’s the norm

2
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Individuals want others to do what and not do what?

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Individuals want others to:

  1. Like and respect them
  2. Not reject or ridicule them
3
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Individuals want others to like and respect them and not reject or ridicule them.
This is the what underpinning normative social influence (NSI)?

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This is the motivation underpinning normative social influence (NSI)

4
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Individuals want others to like and respect them and not reject or ridicule them.
This is the motivation underpinning normative social influence (NSI) - the need to be what?

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This is the motivation underpinning normative social influence (NSI) - the need to be accepted by others

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Individuals want others to like and respect them and not reject or ridicule them.
This is the motivation underpinning normative social influence (NSI) - the need to be accepted by others.
The best way of gaining the acceptance of others is to do what?

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The best way of gaining the acceptance of others is to:

  1. Agree with them
  2. Follow social norms
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Individuals want others to like and respect them and not reject or ridicule them.
This is the motivation underpinning normative social influence (NSI) - the need to be accepted by others.
The best way of gaining the acceptance of others is to agree with them and follow social norms.
However, this does not necessarily mean what?

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This does not necessarily mean that we truly agree with them

7
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Normative social influence (NSI) is concerned with what?

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Normative social influence (NSI) is concerned with emotion

8
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Social norms

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Social norms are things society deem acceptable

9
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Normative social influence (NSI) usually occurs when you seek what?

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Normative social influence (NSI) usually occurs when you seek the approval of strangers

10
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Normative social influence (NSI) usually occurs when you seek the approval of strangers.
Examples

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For example:
1. In an interview
Or,
2. Your first day at a new job

11
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Normative social influence (NSI)

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Normative social influence (NSI) is a motivational force to be:
1. Liked
2. Accepted
by a group

12
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Normative social influence (NSI) could be compliance, the shallowest form of conformity, because you don’t want to be what?

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Normative social influence (NSI) could be compliance, the shallowest form of conformity, because you don’t want to be socially awkward

13
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Asch (1955) got participants to conform to answers given by others that were obviously incorrect.
If the participants gave the correct answers, they risked what?

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If the participants gave the correct answers, they risked being ridiculed by the majority

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Asch (1955) got participants to conform to answers given by others that were obviously incorrect.
If the participants gave the correct answers, they risked being ridiculed by the majority.
A conflict has been created between what?

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A conflict has been created between:

  1. An individual’s opinion
  2. That of the group
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Asch (1955) got participants to conform to answers given by others that were obviously incorrect.
If the participants gave the correct answers, they risked being ridiculed by the majority.
A conflict has been created between an individual’s opinion and that of the group.
In the what, many said ‘I didn’t want to look stupid’ or ‘I didn’t want to be the odd one out?’

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In the post-experimental debriefing, many said ‘I didn’t want to:
1. ‘Look stupid’
Or,
2. ‘Be the odd one out’

16
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Asch (1955) got participants to conform to answers given by others that were obviously incorrect.
If the participants gave the correct answers, they risked being ridiculed by the majority.
A conflict has been created between an individual’s opinion and that of the group.
In the post-experimental debriefing, many said ‘I didn’t want to look stupid’ or ‘I didn’t want to be the odd one out.’
So they compromised, with what they said (publicly) and believed (privately) being what?

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So they compromised, with what they:
1. Said (publicly)
2. Believed (privately)
being completely different

17
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Asch (1955) got participants to conform to answers given by others that were obviously incorrect.
If the participants gave the correct answers, they risked being ridiculed by the majority.
A conflict has been created between an individual’s opinion and that of the group.
In the post-experimental debriefing, many said ‘I didn’t want to look stupid’ or ‘I didn’t want to be the odd one out.’
So they compromised, with what they said (publicly) and believed (privately) being completely different, demonstrating an example of what?

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So they compromised, with what they:
1. Said (publicly)
2. Believed (privately)
being completely different, demonstrating an example of compliance

18
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Asch (1955) got participants to conform to answers given by others that were obviously incorrect.
If the participants gave the correct answers, they risked being ridiculed by the majority.
A conflict has been created between an individual’s opinion and that of the group.
In the post-experimental debriefing, many said ‘I didn’t want to look stupid’ or ‘I didn’t want to be the odd one out.’
So they compromised, with what they said (publicly) and believed (privately) being completely different, demonstrating an example of compliance.
Jenness’ participants did not face this conflict, because in his study there was no what?

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Jenness’ participants did not face this conflict, because in his study there was no obviously correct answer

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One limitation of NSI as an explanation for conformity is that there are

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One limitation of NSI as an explanation for conformity is that there are individual differences

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One limitation of NSI as an explanation for conformity is that there are individual differences.
What have researchers found?

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Researchers have found that students are more likely to confirm due to NSI, as they care more about social relationships and being liked than other participants in Asch’s study

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