Psychology: social influence

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What does normative social influence mean?
It is the emotional response to an situation where the person does not want to feel left out, so agrees with the majority. This is linked to compliance.
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What is informational social influence?
It is the cognitive response where the individual looks to those who appear intelligent, they want to be right. Linked to internalisation.
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Who thought of the snowball effect?
Van Avermaet 1996
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What is the snowball effect?
Begins as a small significance then becomes larger over time. Gaining more support.
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What is crypto-amnesia?
The minorities opinion has become dominant in society and people do not remember where the opinion originated.
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