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This category covers psychological and sociological theories and processes of conformity and groupthinking. Subcategories. This category has the following 7 ...
Thus, conformity is sometimes a product of group communication. [2] This tendency to conform occurs in small groups and/or in society as a whole and may result from subtle unconscious influences (predisposed state of mind), or from direct and overt social pressure. Conformity can occur in the presence of others, or when an individual is alone.
This can result in more value being applied to an outcome than it actually has. An example of this is the IKEA effect , the tendency for people to place a disproportionately high value on objects that they partially assembled themselves, such as furniture from IKEA , regardless of the quality of the end product.
Categorization is a type of cognition involving conceptual differentiation between characteristics of conscious experience, such as objects, events, or ideas.It involves the abstraction and differentiation of aspects of experience by sorting and distinguishing between groupings, through classification or typification [1] [2] on the basis of traits, features, similarities or other criteria that ...
Fashion conformity promotes social cohesion within the group and can be a result of both conscious and unconscious motivations. Similar to fashion conformity, the male and the female views of the ideal body image are often affected by normative social influence. [2]
It takes many forms and can be seen in conformity, socialization, peer pressure, obedience, leadership, persuasion, sales, and marketing. Typically social influence results from a specific action, command, or request, but people also alter their attitudes and behaviors in response to what they perceive others might do or think.
Pursuing certain values can either align with or conflict against others. For instance, conformity and security align, while benevolence and power often conflict. Tradition and conformity share similar motivational goals and thus are grouped within the same category. The values are arranged in a circular model along two main bipolar dimensions.
Drawing inspiration from cognitive psychology, [16] [17] [18] self-categorization theory assumes that the self can be categorized at various levels of abstraction. In other words, humans may categorize the self as a singular "I"(personal identity), or as a more inclusive "we"(social identity).