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conformity
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a change in behaviour or belief to accors with others
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compliance
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**outward conformity**
involves publicly acting in accord with social pressure while privately disagreeing we comply in order to reap a reward or avoid punishment |
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obedience
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compliance that is to an explicit command
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acceptance
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conformity that involves both acting and believing in accord w/ social pressure
sometimes follows compliance |
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autokinetic phenomenon
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self(auto) motion(kinetic)
the apparent movement of a stationary point of light in the dark. ex- seeing a star as a satellite |
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the chameleon effect
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more likely to rub your face when someone else does the same
this inclines us to feel like that other person...enhances social bonds |
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the Werther effect
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refers to the massive wave of emulation suicides after a widely publicized suicide, with the number of suicides increasing proportionally to how widely covered the suicide is.
The more similar the person in the publicized suicide is to the people exposed to the information about it, the more likely the age group or demographic is to commit suicide. Upon learning of someone else's suicide many people decide that action is appropriate for them as well, especially if the publicized suicide was of someone in a similar situation as them. Whatever happens in the publicized case is imitated. |
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cohesiveness
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the 'we' feeling
the more cohesive a group is, the more power it has over its members |
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normative influence
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conformity based on a person's desire to fulfill others' expectations
done to gain social acceptance |
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informational influence
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conformity that results from accepting evidence about reality provided by others
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reactance
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a motive to protect or restore one's sense of freedom
arises when someone threatens our feedom of action |