Explanations of why people conform

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What is Normative Social Influence?
the result of wanting to be liked and be part of a group (by following social norms)
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Eval - The role of normative social influence in bullying?
Garandeau and Cillessen (2006) have shown how groups with low interpersonal friendships may be manipulated by skillful bully to victomise another child - this provides the group with a common goal creating pressure on group members to comply
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Normative influence and smoking eval point?
Norms bring about conformity - if you take away the norms conformity also is taken away. Linkenbach and Perkins - Campaign aimed at 12-17 year olds in 7 countries in Montana - message that most people their age did NOT smoke only 10% started
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What experiment was carried out on normative influence on positive behaviour?
Schultz et al. gathered sata from 132 hotels - norm message = 75% of our guests choose to recycle their towels each day' compared to control group, 25% reduced their need for fresh towels
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What is informative social influence?
Result of wanting to be right and looking to others for the right answer
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