group influence

Which of the following best describes "peer pressure"?

• A strong urge to succeed individually

• Influence from people in your peer group to conform

• Pressure from authority figures to follow rules

• The act of giving advice to others

If all your friends want to go to a movie you’re not interested in, what are you most likely to do?

• Suggest a different activity

• • Go to the movie with them

• • Tell them you’ll join another time

• Convince them not to go

Which term describes changing your behavior to match that of the people around you?

• Independence

• Leadership

• Conformity

• • Resilience

True or False: Group influence can sometimes make people agree with opinions they actually disagree with.

• True

• false

Your classmates decide to skip a lecture to go to a café. You’re worried about missing class but don’t want to feel left out. This situation is an example of:

• • Social responsibility

• Positive reinforcement

• Group influence

• Role modeling

Which of the following is not a common reason people conform to group norms?

• • Desire for acceptance

• Fear of exclusion

• Personal goals that differ from the group

• Belief in the group’s opinion

What is it called when someone changes their answer in a group setting to match what everyone else is saying, even though they were originally correct?

• groupthink

• Independence

• Influence delay

• Brainstorming

Your friends are all wearing a certain style of clothing, and you start dressing that way too. This is an example of:

• Leadership

• Group influence

• Decision-making

• • Personal preference

When might group influence be positive?

• When it encourages safe behavior

• When it makes people feel excluded

• When it causes arguments

• When it limits personal choice

Which of these might make someone more likely to go along with a group decision they don’t agree with?

• Strong belief in their own decision

• Fear of losing friends

• Previous experience with group conflicts

• High level of independence