Social Psychology Chapter 6

Social psych chapter 6 courtesy of myers

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Conformity
A change in behavior or belief as the result of real or imagined group pressure
Compliance
Conformity that involves publicly acting in accord with an implied or explicit request while privately disagreeing
Obedience
Acting in accord with a direct order or command
Acceptance
Conformity that involves acting and believing in accord with social pressure.
Cohesiveness
A "we feeling"; the extent to which members of a group are bound together, such as by attraction for one another
Normative influence
Conformity based on a person's desire to fulfill other's expectations, often to gain acceptance
Informative influence
Conformity occuring when people accept evidence about reality provided by other people
Reactance
A motive to protect or restore one's sense of freedom. Reactance arises when someone threatens our freedom of action.
Autokinetic phenomenon
Self(auto) motion( kinetic). The apparent movemtn of a stationary poin of light in the dark.