In a conversation before class, you find that you are the only ...

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In a conversation before class, you find that you are the only person in your group to favor tuition increases. The other five students with whom you are talking strongly oppose tuition increases. What might you do to persuade them of your point of view?
 
  What form of social influence would you rely on?
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Given the strong need for acceptance and belonging that people have, it is not surprising that they often have a difficult time saying no and not conforming when it may lead to social disapproval.
 
  Nonetheless, there are times when people resist normative social influence. Name the two main conditions under which someone is more likely to resist normative social influence attempts.
  What will be an ideal response?

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: Typically, normative influence is used by majorities to bring minority group members into line with the majority opinion. Because you are a decided minority on this issue, you must rely on informational social influence. The key is to present your case consistently, being careful not to waver between two different viewpoints on the issue. In the face of a consistent and unwavering minority view, members of the majority have been known to sit up and take notice when the minority uses informational social influence to present them with new unexpected information that encourages them to examine the issue more carefully.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: When someone in a group has an allysomeone else who stands in opposition to the majoritypeople have the confidence to take a stand and go against the majority. Second, if a person is usually very agreeable and conforms readily to a group, it's likely that he or she will have accrued idiosyncrasy credits. That is, since the person is usually very agreeable and conforms to the group, he or she is allowed to deviate occasionally without consequences.