You Are Less Likely to Conform to Group Norms If

question 102

True/False

You are less likely to conform to group norms if you have already expressed commitment to a different idea or opinion.

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Definitions:

Cognitive Dissonance

The mental discomfort experienced by a person holding two or more contradictory beliefs, values, or ideas.

Dissonance

A psychological or emotional state of tension resulting from conflicting attitudes, beliefs, or behaviors.

Festinger

Leon Festinger, an American social psychologist known for his theory of cognitive dissonance, which describes the discomfort experienced when holding two or more conflicting cognitions.

Sherif's Robbers Cave

An experiment on conflict and cooperation by Muzafer Sherif, demonstrating how group identity can be used to foster unity or create conflict.