Social Influence and Obedience

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  1. Foundations of Social Influence
  2. From Ideas to Behavior
  3. Identification and Naturalization
  4. Cognitive Dissonance and Engagement
  5. Compliance and Consistency
  6. Reciprocity and Likeability
  7. Scarcity and Authority
  8. Milgram’s Obedience Experiment
  9. Conditions of Obedience

1. Foundations of Social Influence

Key Concepts & Definitions

  • Social influence : a set of processes that modify an individual's perceptions, judgments, attitudes, or behaviors when the individual encounters those of one or more other individuals (Doise, 1982).

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📌 A voluntary agreement to a request differs from obedience to an order because obedience is obtained through coercion or submission to a legitimate authority.

  • The six vectors of social influence are:
    • personality factors
    • social perception
    • promises of need satisfaction and rewards
    • interpersonal requests or obedience
    • group phenomena
    • organizational power

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1. Which description best defines social influence?

2. Which set correctly lists the six mutually reinforcing vectors of social influence?

3. What distinguishes voluntary agreement to a request from obedience to an order?

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What is social influence according to Doise (1982)?

Processes modifying an individual's perceptions, judgments, attitudes, or behaviors when encountering others.

In what contexts can social influence occur?

Between two individuals, within a group, or within an organization.

Can social influence produce both positive and negative effects?

Yes, depending on the point of view.

Name one of the six vectors of social influence.

Personality factors.

What is a key difference between voluntary agreement and obedience?

Obedience is obtained through coercion or submission to legitimate authority.

What are distinct ways to obtain behavior or thought from another person?

Authority, coercion, information, persuasion, seduction, and manipulation.

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