AP PSYCHOLOGY

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SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

ALTRUISM CONFLICT AND PEACEMAKING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
At a meeting in your office, three of your colleagues agree that the plan is correct as is; you feel the pressure to get the plan out today so you agree. Your behavior illustrates:
A
informational social influence.
B
normative social influence.
C
mirror-image perceptions.
D
the mere exposure effect.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Examples of primary groups are families, friends, peers, neighbors, classmates, sororities, fraternities, and church members. These groups are marked by primary relationships in which communication is informal. Members of primary groups have strong emotional ties.

Detailed explanation-2: -Conformity = A change in behavior or belief as a result of real or imagined group pressure.

Detailed explanation-3: -Resistance occurs when the influence target does not wish to comply with the request and either passively or actively repels the influence attempt.

Detailed explanation-4: -But sometimes it’s not clear what society expects of us. In these situations, we often rely on descriptive norms (Cialdini, Reno, & Kallgren, 1990). That is, we act the way most people-or most people like us-act. This is not an unreasonable strategy.

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