Normative Social Influence

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  • NORMATIVE SOCIAL INFLUENCE (NSI)
    • About norms, what is normal or typical behaviour for a social group.
    • Wanting to be accepted
    • Be liked by others
    • Norms regulate the behaviour of groups and individuals
    • People want to gain social approval rather than be rejected.
    • Gain social approval
    • NSI is an EMOTIONAL rather than cognitive process.
    • Likely to occur in situations with strangers where you may feel concerned about rejection.
    • May also occur with people you know because we are concerned about social approval from our friends.

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