PSY 663 Social and Cultural Competency Assignment Topic 3 DQ 2

In what ways can social influence have a positive impact on behavior? In what ways can social influence have a negative impact on behavior? Provide examples to support your response.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 

Positive impacts of social influence on behavior

Introduction

Social influence is a powerful force. It can make you more productive, healthier, and even help you develop new skills. But how exactly does social influence affect our lives? In this article, we’ll explore the different ways that social media—and other forms of online interaction—affects our behavior.

Social influence can make you more productive

Social influence can make you more productive. When you’re in a group of people, there is a tendency to do something simply because everyone else is doing it. This can lead to people being less motivated and effective at their jobs if they aren’t aware of the effect that social pressure has on their actions or behavior.

Social influence also makes us more creative. Research shows that simply observing other people’s ideas can cause us to come up with our own ideas in new ways that we never would have thought about otherwise—and those new ideas will often be better than ones generated by ourselves (or any other individual).

Social influence can make you healthier

Social influence can also help you make healthier choices. For example, if a friend tells you that smoking cigarettes is bad for your health, it is more likely that you will avoid smoking in the future. If another friend says they’re going on a diet and recommends eating fruits and vegetables every day, it’s much easier to do so because of social pressure. Other examples include:

• Quitting smoking

• Losing weight

• Eating more fruit and vegetables

Social influence helps people develop new skills

Social influence can help you develop new skills.

For example, if a friend tells you that they’re going to learn French by watching TV shows in French, then it’s likely that your brain will start to mimic the same pattern of thinking. This means that when you hear words and phrases from another language (like English), your brain will automatically associate those sounds with similar-sounding words and phrases in your native tongue. As a result, over time these connections become stronger—and so does your ability to understand them!

This phenomenon works in other areas too: If someone says something like “I’m not sure why but I just feel like learning how to play guitar right now,” then eventually this feeling may turn into action! You may find yourself sitting down at home with an acoustic guitar; playing even though nothing was planned for this day; or maybe even writing some new music altogether…all thanks to social influence!

Social influence can help you break bad habits

Social influence can help you break bad habits.

Social influence is a powerful force that can make or break your ability to form new habits and stick with them. When you’re trying to change something about yourself, the last thing you want is someone else’s opinion of your progress—and the more popular or well-liked they are, the worse this will be for your chances of success. But if there’s one thing we’ve learned from science and psychology (and society at large), it’s that people tend not only enjoy being told how awesome their lives look but also like being validated in their own opinions by other people who agree with them! This makes social influence an incredibly effective tool for breaking bad habits as well as developing good ones: when faced with peer pressure from friends and family members who praise certain behaviors over others without judgmental comments attached (or even without asking), most people will find themselves doing them more often than not simply because everyone else is doing them too—even if those same friends might not actually enjoy doing so themselves!

The positive effects of social influence on motivation

Social influence can be a positive force in your life. It’s important to recognize that social influence is not always negative, but rather a powerful tool that can help you achieve your goals and make better decisions when it’s used correctly.

Social influence is the process of one person’s behavior influencing another person’s behavior, which can lead them to act differently than they otherwise would have (e.g., smoking less cigarettes). For example: if someone wants something from another person but doesn’t have any way of getting it (e.g., money), then this person might try using social pressure instead – such as peer pressure or an invitation from friends – so as not get hurt feelings or embarrassment over asking directly for something without being able too!