GROUP PRESSURE

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N., Sam M.S.
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This term applies to any direct or indirect social pressure that is exerted by a group on its individual members to influence their choices and may be rational argument, persuasion.

GROUP PRESSURE: "Group pressure is applied to people in the group in order to make them conform."

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Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "GROUP PRESSURE," in PsychologyDictionary.org, May 11, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/group-pressure/ (accessed March 20, 2023).

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