Priscilla is in the eighth grade. Every day after school, she hangs out with her friends from her class who are popular. She is very fond of them and wants to become popular like them. Her friends have recently started shoplifting at departmental stores. According to research studies on the effect of peer pressure on conformity, what is Priscilla most likely to do?

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Jaxson

15 September, 01:46

Priscilla is in the eighth grade. Every day after school, she hangs out with her friends from her class who are popular. She is very fond of them and wants to become popular like them. Her friends have recently started shoplifting at departmental stores. According to research studies on the effect of peer pressure on conformity, what is Priscilla most likely to do?

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Mariela Ewing · Answer 1

Priscilla will most likely join her friends in the antisocial behavior

Explanation:

Based on the information provided within the question it can be said that because her friends are shoplifting Priscilla will most likely join her friends in the antisocial behavior. Research studies show that individuals want to be accepted and this acceptance comes with the cost of conformity. Which is where peer pressure comes in, in which the individual will follow and mimic the behaviors of those surrounding them in order to be accepted. Meaning that if those behaviors are negative (such as shoplifting) then the individual in question will begin to exhibit those negative behaviors as well.