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| A change in one's behavior due to the real or imagined influence of other people. |
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| Informational Social influence |
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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 behavior; we conform because we believe that others' interpretation of an ambiguous situation is more correct than ours and will help us choose an appropriate course of action. |
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| Conforming to other people's behavior out of a genuine belief that what they are doing or saying is right. |
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| Conforming to other people's behavior publicly without necessarily believing in what we are doing or saying. |
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| The rapid spread of emotions or behaviors through a crowd. |
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| The occurrence, in a group of people, of similar physical symptoms with no known physical cause. |
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| The implicit or explicit rules a group has for the acceptable behaviors, values, and beliefs of its members. |
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| Normative Social Influence |
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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 in public compliance with the group's beliefs and behaviors but not necessarily private acceptance of those beliefs and behaviors |
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| Normative Social Influence |
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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 in public compliance with the group's beliefs and behaviors but not necessarily private acceptance of those beliefs and behaviors. |
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| The tolerance a person earns, over time, by conforming to group norms; if enough idosyncrasy 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 influence the behavior or beliefs of the majority. |
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| People's perceptions of what behaviors are approved or disapproved of by others |
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| People's perceptions of how people actually behave in given situations, regardless of whether the behavior is approved or disapproved of by others. |
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