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PSY 2510-103 Chapter 8 Notes
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conformity
Answer: a change in one\'s behavior due to real or imagined influence of other people
2.
informational social influence
Answer: relying on other people as a source of information to guide our behavior, which leads to conformity because we believe that others\' interpretations of an ambiguous situation is to be correct
3.
private acceptance
Answer: conforming to other people\'s behavior out of a genuine belief that what they are doing or saying is right
4.
public compliance
Answer: conforming to other people\'s behavior publicly without necessarily believing in what the other people are doing/saying
5.
social norms
Answer: the implicit or explicit rules a group has for the acceptable behaviors, values, and beliefs of its members
6.
normative social influence
Answer: gong along with what other people do to be liked and accepted by them, which leads to public conformity with the group\'s beliefs and behaviors but not always private acceptance of them
7.
social impact theory
Answer: the idea that conforming to social influence depends on the group\'s importance, immediacy, and the number of people in the group
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idiosyncrasy credits
Answer: the tolerance a person earns, over time, by conforming to group norms; if enough credits are earned, the person can, on occasion, deviate from the group without retribution
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