User:Sray13/Social influence

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''' Researchers have been studying social influence and minority influence for over thirty years. The first publication covering these topics was written by social psychologist Serge Moscovici and published in 1976. ''' Minority influence takes place when a majority is influenced to accept the beliefs or behaviors of a minority. Minority influence can be affected by the sizes of majority and minority groups, the level of consistency of the minority group, and situational factors (such as the affluence or social importance of the minority). Minority influence most often operates through informational social influence (as opposed to normative social influence) because the majority may be indifferent to the liking of the minority.

Social contagion involves the spontaneous spread of behaviors or emotions through a group, population or social network. Unlike conformity, the emotion or behavior being adopted may not represent a social norm.

Appeals to authority may especially  effect  norms of obedience.

 Behaviors 

Obedience is a form of social influence that derives from an authority figure, based on order or command . The Milgram experiment, Zimbardo's Stanford prison experiment, and the Hofling hospital experiment are three particularly well-known experiments on obedience, and they all conclude that humans are surprisingly obedient in the presence of perceived legitimate authority figures.

Social Contagion:Social contagion involves the spontaneous spread of behaviors or emotions through a group, population or social network. Social contagion is comprised of two categories, behavioral contagion and emotional contagion.  Unlike conformity, the emotion or behavior being adopted may not represent a social norm.

Abusive power and control:

Controlling abusers use various tactics to exert power and control over their victims. Tactics may include coercion and threats, intimidation, emotional abuse, isolation, and more. The goal of the abuser is to control and intimidate the victim or to influence them to feel that they do not have an equal voice in the relationship.

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