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  2. Normative social influence - Wikipedia

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    This fact often leads to people exhibiting public compliance—but not necessarily private acceptance—of the group's social norms in order to be accepted by the group. [5] Social norms refers to the unwritten rules that govern social behavior. [6] These are customary standards for behavior that are widely shared by members of a culture. [6]

  3. French and Raven's bases of power - Wikipedia

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    A power strategy that ultimately leads to private acceptance and long-lasting change (for example, information power) may be difficult to implement, and consume considerable time and energy. In the short term, complete reliance on information power might even be dangerous (for example, telling a small child not to run into the street unattended).

  4. Social influence - Wikipedia

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    There are three processes of attitude change as defined by Harvard psychologist Herbert Kelman in a 1958 paper published in the Journal of Conflict Resolution. [1] The purpose of defining these processes was to help determine the effects of social influence: for example, to separate public conformity (behavior) from private acceptance (personal belief).

  5. Conformity - Wikipedia

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    This type of conformity recognizes that behavior is not always consistent with our beliefs and attitudes, which mimics Leon Festinger's cognitive dissonance theory. In turn, conversion, otherwise known as private acceptance or "true conformity", involves both publicly and privately agreeing with the group's decision. In the case of private ...

  6. List of social psychology theories - Wikipedia

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    Social psychology utilizes a wide range of specific theories for various kinds of social and cognitive phenomena. Here is a sampling of some of the more influential theories that can be found in this branch of psychology. Attribution theory – is concerned with the ways in which people explain (or attribute) the behaviour of others. The theory ...

  7. Conversion theory of minority influence - Wikipedia

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    This is because validation leads to private acceptance, whereas comparison processes result in direct influence as members publicly comply. [ citation needed ] Generally, validation is a long process, so the effects of a minority are somewhat slower to emerge and identify.

  8. Compliance (psychology) - Wikipedia

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    Compliance psychology is the study of the process where individuals comply to social influence, typically in response to requests and pressures brought on by others. It encompasses a variety of theories, mechanisms, and applications in a wide range of contexts (e.g. personal and professional).

  9. Ronald P. Rohner - Wikipedia

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    Ronald P. Rohner is an international psychologist, and a Professor Emeritus of Human Development and Family Sciences and Anthropology at the University of Connecticut.There he is also Director of the Center for the Study of Interpersonal Acceptance-Rejection, and executive director of the International Society for Interpersonal Acceptance-Rejection.