Social conformity is a type of social influence involving a change in belief or behaviour in order to fit in with a group.
Humans have a common tendency to adopt the opinions and follow the behaviours of the majority. One common explanation for social conformity is that, if everyone else is choosing to do one thing, it is probably a good thing to do. The other common explanation is that failing to follow a norm may elicit negative social sanctions, and so we conform to norms in an effort to avoid these negative responses.
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