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SOCIAL INFLUENCE Changing Minds - Arti Vadnerkar

Social influence

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DefinitionSocial Influence states that our behaviour is

intentionally or unintentionally influenced by

others.

Major factors affecting social influence:

Conformity

Compliance

Obedience

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Factors Affecting Social Influence ConformityThe need to belong causes individuals to conform.

ComplianceGetting people to say ‘yes’ to a request.

ObediencePart of conformity that involves obeying authority

figures.

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Which of the lines on the left most closely

matches line A on the right?

A1 2 3

What would you say if

you were in a group of

6 others, and all

agreed the answer

was 3?

Solomon Asch’s

Experiment

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