Psychology 1000 Lecture 8: Lecture 6 - Chapter 8

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Ingrid L.Stefanovic

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Any change in behaviour caused by another person or group (change toward the: change in behaviour, caused by another person or group, change in the direction of the other, doesn"t matter how the other person exerted influence/pressure. Eat healthy foods after seeing tv show (learning) Sit quietly on the bus (follow norm) Has to be change in direction of the group: e. g. learning and copying someone else. The other person does not have to deliberately try to influence you. A change in behaviour that results from a request by another person or group: change in behaviour, request by other person or group (refusal was possible, change in the direction of the other. This happens when someone is deliberately trying to change your behaviour. E. g. write an essay for a course. E. g. obey a flagman at road construction site. Refusal was not offered as an option. Obedience often rests on perceptions of the authority of the individual giving the order.