PSYB10H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Construals, Audio Feedback, Social Proof
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How does the presence of other ppl affect you, fashion trends, smoking. Refers to the large number of ways that people impact one another, including changes in attitudes, beliefs, feelings, or behaviors resulting from the real or imagined presence of other people. Fashion trends, peer pressure, getting a favor, following orders, and so on. Change in behavior with or without explicit pressure from others. But can be with explicit pressure, the law. Using other ppl for key to know how to dress w/o explicit enforcement, e. g. diff styles in each decades. In an elevator, ppl stand in certain position, facing diff ways, the. Conformity is high in here, b/c it"ll be awkward to stand face to face with someone else, same with wearing hats. Following the request of another person, regardless of that person"s status. Example: agreeing to do someone a favor.
