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13 Cards in this Set
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conformity
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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 INFO 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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private acceptance
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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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public compliance
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Conforming to other people's behavior PUBLICLY W/O necessarily BELIEVING in what we are doing or saying
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contagion
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The RAPID SPREAD of emotions or behaviors through a crowd
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mass psychogenic illness
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The occurrence, in a GROUP of people, of SIMILAR PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS with no known physical cause
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social norms
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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 NEC. PRIVATE ACCEPTANCE of those beliefs and behaviors |
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social impact theory
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The idea that CONFORMING to social influence depends on the STRENGTH of the group's importance, its IMMEDIACY, and the NUMBER of people in the group
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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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minority influence
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The case where a MINORITY of group members INFLUENCE the behavior or beliefs of the MAJORITY
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injunctive norms
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People's perceptions of WHAT BEHAVIORS are APPROVED or DISAPPROVED of by others
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descriptive norms
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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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