PEER PRESSURE

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N., Pam M.S.
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the impact exerted by a peer group on its separate members to fit in with or conform to group expectations by thinking, feeling, and acting in a like or approved way. Commonly referred to as peer-group pressure.

PEER PRESSURE: "My daughter has struggled greatly this year with peer pressure."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. MAJORITY INFLUENCE
  2. GROUP PRESSURE
  3. ASCH SITUATION
  4. MINORITY INFLUENCE
  5. BLOOD PRESSURE
  6. OUTGROUP
  7. BLOOD PRESSURE
  8. PLURALISTIC IGNORANCE
  9. NORMAL-PRESSURE HYDROCEPHALUS (NPH)
  10. OPEN GROUP
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "PEER PRESSURE," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/peer-pressure/ (accessed February 15, 2020).
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