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  • Essay / Social Influence in Twelve Angry Men - 1331

    This can occur when one person engages in a certain type of behavior (such as promising, threatening, or persuading) that causes another person to behave in a way in which she wouldn't behave normally. Further decomposition and categorization of social influence could be classified into 3 categories: conformity, conformity, and obedience. Conformity can be defined as changing your behavior to obey the norms of that particular group. Compliance can be defined as acting in a certain way in public either to obtain a reward or to avoid punishment, and finally obedience, which is different from conformity. Obedience can be defined as obeying an authority figure, you believe you must obey and you have no other choice. In Twelve Angry Men, there are many scenes that depict social influence, but the most important would be when Juror #3 finally accepts the other 11 not guilty votes. This scene illustrates social influence because throughout the film, until the end, Juror #3 clearly opposes voting not guilty. Juror #3 even says: “What *is the problem* with you guys? You *all* know he’s guilty! It *must* burn! You let it slip through our fingers! it is obvious that Juror #3 would have voted guilty without the social influence, the social influence caused him to behave in a manner that he normally would have