Test 3 Interpersonal Influence Flashcards
what is compliance gaining
- persuasion, focus on changing attitudes to change behaviors
- compliance-gaining, attempt to induce behavior, regardless of person attitude
what are the 6 Pillars of Interpersonal Influence
- Reciprocity
- Commitment & Consistency
- Social Proof
- Liking
- Authority
- Scarcity
explain reciprocity
- First Pillar of Interpersonal Influence
- Gouldner’s “norm of reciprocity”
- must give back what we take
in action: the free sample
explain commitment and consistency
- Second Pillar of Interpersonal Influence
- once we make choice/take stance will encounter personal/interpersonal pressure to behave consistent w/ commitment.
- consistency key: allow predict our behavior, behavior of others
in action: hazing
what is a possible operating mechanism for commitment and consistency
dissonance, impression management, etc
what is a possible operating mechanism for reciprocity
guilt
explain social proof
- Third Pillar of Interpersonal Influence
- we view behavior as correct in given situation to the degree that we see others performing it
- esp important in high-uncertainty situation
in action: 50,000 Americans can’t be wrong
what is a possible operating mechanism in social proof
social norms
explain liking
- Fourth Pillar of Interpersonal Influence
- most prefer to say yes to request of ppl we know/like
- attractiveness, similarity, compliments, and familiarity foster liking
in action: tupperware party
what is a possible operating mechanism in liking
liking
explain authority
- Fifth Pillar of Interpersonal Influence
- trained from birth to believe obedience to proper authority is right, disobedience wrong
- response to authority is adaptive (at some level)
- practical advantages of complying w/ those ppl who had power over us
- authority can be counterfeited (titles, clothes, trappings)
in action: security guard
what is a possible operating mechanism in authority
power
explain scarcity
- rule of few
- opportunities seem more valuable when they are less available
in action: beanie babies
what is a possible operating mechanism in scarcity
reactance
-scarcity represent a lost/threatened freedom
what are the 5 sequential request techniques
- foot-in-the-door (FITD)
- door-in-the-face (DITF)
- lowball procedure
- disrupt-then-reframe
- that’s not all