Social influence

This study found the gain-loss theory of attraction is applicable and holds true when social media is used as the initial judgment platform. Subjects significantly rated their likeness of confederates who had a negative profile higher than those with a positive one after meeting them in person. The implications of this are critical in today’s world for many reasons. First, this study undermines the entire online dating industry, which is heavily scrutinized as it is. These services claim to be…

How you can Hire a highly effective Drunk driving Lawyer Drunk driving means "Driving under Influence". We hear different tales associated with road accidents every occasionally, and also the reason in many of these cases is driving after consuming. People drink on several occasions or social events. It's getting really common even just in students nowadays. If you've been charged with Drunk driving in Massachusetts, it's really a little disturbing situation. If you've been caught in this…

crashing his cab into a building (history). In recent years, unfortunately, driving under the influence has a remained a huge problem in the United States, one third of all fatal car crashes involve an intoxicated driver or pedestrian and two in three people will be involved in a drunk driving crash in their lifetime (nhsta). That means that people that you know will probably end up driving under the influence at some point in their lives, putting peoples lives at a high…

determined in a court of law would be a white teenager who killed four people in a car accident, and was only on probation instead of receiving a criminal sentence. In 2013 Ethan Couch a 16 year old white male was conducting a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol ,in the process he crashed and killed four other people.His sentence was supposed to be a maximum of 20 years in prison for the charge of intoxication manslaughter, instead this teenager was given 10 years of probation.The jury…

today’s society. Although it may seem as if driving drunk should not be such a prominent issue when taking into consideration all of the detrimental facts and statistics that go against it, B.F. skinner’s operant conditioning theory, Albert Bandura’s social learning theory and Piaget’s theory of cognitive development help show why teenagers may still choose to engage in such risky behavior. Theory of Operant Conditioning B.F. Skinner’s theory of operant conditioning states that behavior is…

Underage Drinking: the Reality Underage drinking--many do not consider it a problem, unless they know one of the 88,000 people who die each year from excessive alcohol use (National Council). A party may be considered merely a social event, but for many teens the night will not end well. Instead of fun, teens experience high blood pressure, brain growth interference, kidney and liver failure, alcohol poisoning, and possibly death. Underage drinking could be more actively prevented; teenagers…

Social media, in particular Instagram, has become an outlet for many different people to use for many different reasons. While there are some neutral or positive reasons for using Instagram, such as running an account for your dog, there are some ways this social media platform can result in negative repercussions. Many young and susceptible preteens and teenagers are discovering that the use of Instagram has a large effect on one’s body image concerns. Instagram has become a contributing factor…

‘Selfies’ have become a larger part of social media in society in recent years, mainly with the millennial generation. Named as the Oxford Dictionary’s first of the year in 2013, a selfie is described as being photo an individual takes oneself and is done using the camera on a smartphone or another digital device (Oxford Dictionary), today many selfies are taken by individuals are then uploaded to social media sites such as Facebook, and Instagram. Concern has been raised whether taking a large…

In the United States, it is against the law to operate a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and drugs. Driving Under the Influence (DUI) or Operating Under the Influence (OUI) are often measured by a driver’s Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC). Driving with a BAC level above 0.08 is against the law and may result in criminal penalties such as jail time, probation, community service or mandated rehab (DUI Offense Basics). According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration…

of 16 and 20, teens are curious of trying new things which could possibly be dangerous. It’s hard being a teenager because you 're pressured to try harmful things just to fit in. Don’t always think peer pressure is a negative influence, theres always a positive influence behind it. Although it may seem normal that kids your age are drinking, doesn 't mean that its ok for you to drink. Even though it could be one drink, it could lead to another which could turn out devastating. Alcohol…