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Chapter 6 - Exam 2
PSYC 372
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is social influence? | change in overt behavior caused by real or imagined pressure from others |
| what are the categories of social influence? | conformity, compliance and obedience |
| what is conformity? | change in behavior in order to match the behaviors of another person or group |
| what is normative social influence? | conform to be liked/accepted by others |
| what is informational social influence? | conform to obtain accurate information |
| why conform? | because of normative social influence and informational social influence |
| what is compliance? | change in behavior in response to a direct request |
| what are the six principles of influence? | reciprocation, commitment/consistency, authority, social validation, scarcity and liking/friendship |
| what is reciprocation? | comply when others did something good for us |
| what is commitment/consistency? | comply when consistent with previous behavior |
| what is authority? | comply when recommended by an authority figure |
| what is social validation? | comply when there's evidence that others complied |
| what is scarcity? | comply when there are limited resources |
| what is liking/friendship? | comply with those we like and know |
| what are techniques to gain compliance? | foot in the door, door in the face, thats not all, low ball, bait and switch and labeling |
| what is foot in the door technique? | theres an initial small request then a larger later request |
| what is door in the face technique? | theres an initial (large) absurd request then a smaller later request |
| what is the thats not all technique? | sweetening the offer before compliance is gained |
| what is the low ball technique? | theres an initial good deal then raises the cost to compete |
| what is the bait and switch technique? | advertised is not reality |
| what is the labeling technique? | provide label consistent with the action |
| what is obedience? | behavior change that occurs in response to a directive from an authority figure |
| what are four general factors that determine obedience? | emotional distance of the victim, closeness & legitimacy of authority figure, institutional authority, and group influence |
| what is social validation? | an interpersonal way to locate and validate the correct choice |