Social influence Flashcards

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Conforming to other people’s behaviour out of a genuine belief that what they are doing or saying is right:

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Private acceptance

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The influence of other people that leads us to conform because we see them as a source of information to guide our behaviour; we conform because we believe that other’s interpretation of an ambiguous situation is more correct than ours and will help us choose an appropriate course of action:

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Informational social influence

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Conforming to other people’s behaviour publicly without necessarily believing in what the other people are doing or saying:

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public compliance

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the rapid spread of emotions or behaviours through a crows:

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contagion

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The occurrence in a group of people of similar physical symptoms with no known physical cause:

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Mass psychogenic illness

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The implicit or explicit rules a group has for the acceptable behaviours, values, and beliefs of its members:

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social norms

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The influence of other people that leads us to conform in order to be liked and accepted by them; this type of conformity results public compliance with the group’s beliefs and behaviours but not necessarily in private acceptance of those beliefs and behaviours:

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Normative social influence

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The idea that conforming to social influence depends on the group’s importance, its immediacy, and the number of people in the group:

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Social Impact Theory

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Idiosyncrasy credits:

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The tolerance a person earns, over time, by conforming to group norms; if enough idiosyncrasy credits are earned, the person can, on occasion, behave deviantly without retribution from the group

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The case where a minority of group members influences the behaviour or beliefs of the majority:

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minority influence

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People’s perceptions of what behaviours are approved or disapproved of by others:

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injunctive norms

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People’s perceptions of how people actually behave in given situations, regardless of whether the behaviour is approved or disapproved of by others:

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Descriptive norms

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What occurs when people change their behaviour due to the real or imagined influence of others?

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conformity

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What are the two main reasons why people conform?

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Informational and normative social influences

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