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5004146474Normative Social InfluenceInfluence resulting from a persons desire to gain approval or avoid disapproval0
5004146475Reciprocity NormAn expectation that people will help those who have helped them1
5004146476ConformityAdjusting ones behavior or thinking to coincide with a group standard2
5004146477Stanford Prison ExperimentStudy of psychological effects of becoming a prisoner or prison guard3
5004146478Asch's Line StudyInvestigate the extent to which social pressure from a majority group could affect a person to conform4
5004146479Foot-in-the- doorThe tendency for people who have first agreed to a small request to comply later with a larger request5
5004146480Door-in-the-faceThe persuader attempts to convince the respondent to comply by making a large request that the respondent will most likely turn down.6
5004146481Stanley Milgrams obedience studyExperiment focusing on the conflict between obedience to authority and personal conscience and and personal and personal7
5004146482Social PsychologyThe scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another8
5004146483Informational Social InfluenceInfluence resulting from ones willingness to accept others opinion about reality. Conforming because news of info and direction9
5004146484Cognitive dissonance theoryThe theory that we act to reduce the discomfort we feel when two or more of our thoughts are inconsistent. Changing your attitude10
5004146485Central route to persuasionOccurs when a person is persuaded by the content of the message. Strong facts and arguments11
5004146486Peripheral route to persuasionOccurs when a person is persuaded by something other than the messages content. Feelings, emotional appeal12
5004146487Fundamental attribution errorThe tendency for observers, when analyzing another's behavior, to underestimate the impact of the situation and overestimate the impact of personality. Attribute cause of behavior to personality rather than environmen13
5004146488Attribution theoryThe theory that we explain someone's behavior by crediting either the situation or the persons disposition14

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