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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 information to guide our behavior ; we conform because we believe that other's 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 without necessarily believing in what the other people 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 / 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 lead 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 in 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 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 of it is 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 influences 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 / disapproved of by others
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