PSYB10H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Social Proof, Indep, Cupcake
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Social influence: the many ways people affect one another, including changes in attitudes, beliefs, feelings, and behaviour resulting from the comments, actions, or even the mere presence of others. Conformity: (cid:272)ha(cid:374)gi(cid:374)g o(cid:374)e"s (cid:271)eha(cid:448)iour or (cid:271)eliefs i(cid:374) respo(cid:374)se to e(cid:454)pli(cid:272)it or implicit pressure (real or imagined) from others: blends into another type of social influence called compliance: responding favourably to an explicit request by another person. Obedience: in an unequal power relationship, submitting to the demands of the person in authority. Commuters in 1930 were all men and they all wore hats. The tendency to reflexively mimic the posture, mannerisms, facial expressions, and other actions of those around us has been examined eg. if confederate in a study rubs their face, find the participant subconsciously does the same. Ideomotor action: the phenomenon whereby merely thinking about a behaviour makes performing it more likely. We mimic to prepare for interaction with others.
