Status, Numbers and Influence

We develop a theoretical model of social influence in n-person groups. We argue that disagreement between group members introduces uncertainty into the social situation, and this uncertainty motivates people to use status characteristics to evaluate the merits of a particular opinion. Our model take...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Social forces 2013-03, Vol.91 (3), p.1085-1104
Hauptverfasser:	Melamed, David, Savage, Scott V.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Analysis Attitudes EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH Experimentation Graduate Students Group Dynamics Groups Influence Laboratory Experiments Methods Model theory Modeling Motivation Normativity Opinions Saliency Social conditions & trends Social groups Social influence Social Influences Social integration. Social relations. Social participation Social interaction Social organization. Social system. Social structure Social psychology Social science methods Social sciences Social Status Social theories Sociology Uncertainty Visual contrast sensitivity
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