Your Textbook Presents Findings on a Longitudinal Study of African

question 86

Essay

Your textbook presents findings on a longitudinal study of African American families in rural Georgia that involved 611 parents and their 11-year-olds. Half of the families were assigned to a comparison group with no special intervention. The other half were invited to seven two-hour training sessions. Identify three things that the parents learned and three things that the 11-year-olds learned from attending these training sessions.

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Definitions:

Informational Influence

A social influence to accept information from others as evidence about reality, often leading to internalization or private acceptance of the information.

Chameleon Effect

The unintentional mirroring of the behaviors, mannerisms, or emotions of others, often as a form of social interaction.

Descriptive Norm

Norms that convey information about what is commonly done in specific situations, influencing behavior by indicating what is considered typical or normal.

Informational Influence

The effect of others' actions or opinions on one's own beliefs or behaviors due to the desire to be correct in situations where the correct action or belief is uncertain.