3-1 ZA (Reply 200 words with 1 reference) Informational social influence can be described as "other people’s actions and opinions define social reality for us, and we use them as a guide for our own actions and opinions" (Branscombe, 2016). A real-life example could be following fashion trends, a certain musician, or the slang that you use. People tend to be very impressionable and want to fit in with people that are surrounding them. This can lead to dressing in a way that fits the current style, listening to music by a popular artist and picking on language that your friends are using. Social influences have a very strong effect on decisions and the behavior that is portrayed. Fitting in is hard enough and I know I personally went out of my way to make decisions based off of what was going on around me. Normative social influence is very close to informational social influence but the difference is the craving for acceptance and getting others to like you. "One important reason we conform, therefore, is this: We have learned that doing so can help us win the approval and acceptance we crave. This source of conformity is known as normative social influence, since it involves altering our behavior to meet others’ expectations" (Branscombe, 2016). A real-life example of normative social influence would be to sneak out to fit in with your group of friends, or to want to spend the night out when really you would rather stay at home in bed. This can be to fit in and get the acceptance from your friends, it can also be to maintain the relationships that you have made. The influence of conformity, compliance, and obedience has the potential to decrease. I believe that the older you get the less desire you have to fit in, gain acceptance, and fit in with the current crowd. The more you gain confidence in yourself, your beliefs, and your personal style the desire for acceptance will go down immensely and soon not exist. The situations I identified would most likely not matter or happen. If those around you do not like how you dress, what you listen to, how you talk, and that you stay in then maybe they aren't the people that need to be surrounding you. If they are your friends then they will accept you for your likes, dislikes, opinions, and maybe even listen to the artist you like or have a night in instead of going out. Conformity is a part of life but I do think it has the opportunity to decrease as you grow into yourself. 3-1 LL (Reply 200 words with 1 reference) An example of social influences that impacts individual's decisions or behavior is making an impression on social media, so that others see them in that light. Many people only post the good things that they have going on, but skip the chaotic moments that ,ay have others see them in a new light. I must say that I am guilty of this. I have a brand that I must uphold, so I have to be careful of what I post if I ever want to see my business expand. This goes for many other brands, to whe ...

1. 3-1 ZA (Reply 200 words with 1 reference)
Informational social influence can be described as "other
people’s actions and opinions define social reality for us, and
we use them as a guide for our own actions and opinions"
(Branscombe, 2016). A real-life example could be following
fashion trends, a certain musician, or the slang that you use.
People tend to be very impressionable and want to fit in with
people that are surrounding them. This can lead to dressing in a
way that fits the current style, listening to music by a popular
artist and picking on language that your friends are using.
Social influences have a very strong effect on decisions and the
behavior that is portrayed. Fitting in is hard enough and I know
I personally went out of my way to make decisions based off of
what was going on around me.
Normative social influence is very close to informational social
influence but the difference is the craving for acceptance and
getting others to like you. "One important reason we conform,
therefore, is this: We have learned that doing so can help us win
the approval and acceptance we crave. This source of
conformity is known as normative social influence, since it
involves altering our behavior to meet others’ expectations"
(Branscombe, 2016). A real-life example of normative social
influence would be to sneak out to fit in with your group of
friends, or to want to spend the night out when really you would
rather stay at home in bed. This can be to fit in and get the
acceptance from your friends, it can also be to maintain the
relationships that you have made.
The influence of conformity, compliance, and obedience has the
potential to decrease. I believe that the older you get the less
desire you have to fit in, gain acceptance, and fit in with the
current crowd. The more you gain confidence in yourself, your
beliefs, and your personal style the desire for acceptance will go
down immensely and soon not exist. The situations I identified
would most likely not matter or happen. If those around you do

2. not like how you dress, what you listen to, how you talk, and
that you stay in then maybe they aren't the people that need to
be surrounding you. If they are your friends then they will
accept you for your likes, dislikes, opinions, and maybe even
listen to the artist you like or have a night in instead of going
out. Conformity is a part of life but I do think it has the
opportunity to decrease as you grow into yourself.
3-1 LL (Reply 200 words with 1 reference)
An example of social influences that impacts individual's
decisions or behavior is making an impression on social media,
so that others see them in that light. Many people only post the
good things that they have going on, but skip the chaotic
moments that ,ay have others see them in a new light. I must say
that I am guilty of this. I have a brand that I must uphold, so I
have to be careful of what I post if I ever want to see my
business expand. This goes for many other brands, to where you
can not share all the things you would, to protect your brand.
From the sociocognitive perspective, compliance means that the
subject assumes the same actions or attitudes as the object’s
expectations after summarizing, judging, and deducing his/her
action and attitude, even though he/she may not think it is right
(Song, 2012). An example of normative social influences is how
they put on make up and have theses fancy backgrounds. Many
people will not follow if they see your pictures is not flawed
free. This promoted people to use filters and cover themselves
up to fit the criteria. According to, the increased obedience
might be the result of the individual’s attempt to re-fortify their
threatened inclusionary status(Riva, 2014).The influence of
obedience can be decreased, if the person has nothing to loose.
Also, if more people stepped into their light as opposed to
staying in the box of what the world wants from them. This will
impact the situation that I explained by influencing people to be
who they are, not who the world wants them to be.

3. 3-2 KG (Reply 200 words with 1 reference)
Social influence describes how our thoughts, feelings, and
behaviors respond to our social world, including our tendencies
to conform to others, follow social rules, and obey authority
figures & takes a wide variety of forms, including obedience,
conformity, persuasion, social loafing, social facilitation,
deindividuation, observer effect, bystander effect, and peer
pressure. There are existing belief systems that influence the
way we think and behave in society. Even our faith influences
how we move both within the religious group we belong to and
how we act outside the group. Social influence can positively
impact an individual’s behavior if they put in the time in
settings that project positive moods, attitudes, and positive
views (Branscombe & Baron, 2016). Positive influence is the
impact you have on another person & yourself by pointing out
strengths and virtues. It is how we are, what we do, and the
power we have over others to value what is best within us &
help a person be better today than they were yesterday. An
example of a negative influence is associated with people who
encourage you to use drugs to the point of making regretful
decisions leading to expensive habits, forgetful nights or
blackouts, or car wrecks and criminal charges. Surrounding
yourself with good people can affect every aspect of your life,
from business to romantic relationships. When you surround
yourself with positivity, you’re more likely to adopt
empowering beliefs and see life as happening for you instead of
to you. Just as you benefit when you surround yourself with
people who make you happy, you suffer when those in your
business or social circles are negative or narrow -minded.
Always remember that whom you spend the most time with is
who you eventually become. “The quality of a person’s life is
most often a direct reflection of the expectations of their peer
group.” (Tony Robbins 2019).