Exam 3 Flashcards
A change in one’s behavior due to the real or imagined influence of other people
Conformity
Social Pressure
Tide Pod Challenge
Ice Bucket Challenge
Mannequin Challenge
informative consent
relying on other people as a source of information to guide our behavior
Private Acceptance
conforming to other people’s behavior out of a genuine belief that what they are doing or saying is right
- When the situation is ambiguous
- the situation is dangerous
- the perceived expertise of the group
When do we conform to informational social influence?
Public Compliance
Conforming to other people’s behavior publicly without necessarily believing in what the others are doing or saying
Nonconformity
Refusal to conform to established customs, attitudes, or ideas
Glossophobia
the fear of public speaking
What is a group?
2 or more people working towards a similar goal
Group Think
goal is to get the right answer but only to maintain the group
Group Norms
inductive norms
descriptive norms
Group Roles
things within the group
-mom
teacher
dad
Inductive norms
-norms we expect (ideal)
-almost always represent the minority of the group
-how many people go to church vs how many go on easter
-nobody should do this
Descriptive norms
real norms (what we actually do)
Functional Distance
Refers to certain aspects of architectural design that determine which people you cross paths with most often
Reciprocal liking
-we like people who like us
-this can help overcome dissimilarity in attitudes and attentional biases to attractive faces
Symmetry
symmetry tells you you’re healthy
Propinquity
The more we see people, the more likely we are to become friends
gain familiarity through mere exposure
Similarity
if similar will also seem familiar
Halo effect
a cognitive bias by which we tend to assume that an individual with one positive characteristic also possesses other (even unrelated) positive characteristics
Sternberg’s Triangular Theory
- Intimacy
- Commitment
- Passion
Conformity
change in your behavior based off of the mere Prescence of real or imagined people
normative conformity
need to belong
informative conformity
need to be right
- leads to private acceptance