Peer and community pressure refers to the influence exerted by friends or members of a community that encourages individuals to conform to certain behaviors or beliefs.
Imagine being in a school cafeteria where everyone is eating pizza. Even if you prefer salad, peer pressure might make you feel compelled to eat pizza just because everyone else is doing it.
Conformity: Conformity is the tendency to adjust one's thoughts, feelings, or behaviors in order to match those of a group.
Social Norms: Social norms are unwritten rules within a society that dictate acceptable behavior.
Groupthink: Groupthink occurs when a group makes faulty decisions due to pressures for conformity within the group.
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