The Psychology of Queuing for Self-Service: Reciprocity and Social Pressure [PDF]
Many services are provided in the form of self-service. In self-service, customers simultaneously become the sole producer and a consumer of a service.
Hanyeong Kim, Yun Shin Lee, Kun Soo Park
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Inference in Opinion Dynamics under Social Pressure [PDF]
We introduce a new opinion dynamics model where a group of agents holds two kinds of opinions: inherent and declared. Each agent's inherent opinion is fixed and unobservable by the other agents. At each time step, agents broadcast their declared opinions on a social network, which are governed by the agents' inherent opinions and social pressure.
A. Jadbabaie+3 more
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Sexual Fantasies and Stereotypical Gender Roles: The Influence of Sexual Orientation, Gender and Social Pressure in a Sample of Italian Young-Adults. [PDF]
Differences in gender and sexual orientation are suggested to be linked to differences in the way individuals think and behave. The aim of the current study is to evaluate the effect of gender and sexual orientation on sexual fantasies and gender roles ...
Tortora C+5 more
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On the evolution of cooperation under social pressure in multiplex networks [PDF]
In this work, we aim to contribute to the understanding of the human pro-social behavior by studying the influence that a particular form of social pressure "being watched" has on the evolution of cooperative behavior. We study how cooperation emerge in multiplex complex topologies by analyzing a particular bidirectionally-coupled dynamics on top of a ...
M. Pereda
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From normative influence to social pressure: how relevant others affect whether bystanders join in cyberbullying [PDF]
As cyberbullying is a phenomenon that is inherently social, the normative social influence of significant others can play an important role in the behaviour of adolescents involved in cyberbullying incidents.
S. Bastiaensens+6 more
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The effect of using social pressure in cover letters to improve retention in a longitudinal health study: an embedded randomised controlled retention trial. [PDF]
Background Retention of participants in cohort studies is important for validity. One way to promote retention is by sending a persuasive cover letter with surveys.
Cotterill S+3 more
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The effects of social pressure on group recall [PDF]
In two experiments, individual subjects worked in conjunction with two perceived group members to recall six 30-item categorized word lists. The perceived group members' recall levels were manipulated to establish either high or low group standards. After participating in the perceived group, subjects completed a surprise final individual recall test ...
Matthew B. Reysen
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VOTING THEIR CONSCIENCE: POVERTY, EDUCATION, SOCIAL PRESSURE AND VOTE BUYING IN INDONESIA
When citizens are offered cash and gifts by candidates, they can either vote for candidates offering the money, refuse the money, or take the money and vote for whichever candidate they prefer (e.g., “vote their conscience”).
Ari Pradhanawati+2 more
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Human-like maternal left-cradling bias in monkeys is altered by social pressure. [PDF]
About 66–72% of human mothers cradle their infants on their left side. Given that left-cradling exposes the baby’s face to the mother’s left visual field (i.e., mainly projected to her right hemisphere) and is altered by emotional states such as stress ...
Boulinguez-Ambroise G+3 more
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The Moderator Role of Followership Style and Honesty-Humility Attitude of Financial Managers on the Impact of Social and Environmental Pressure on Aggressive Financial Reporting Behavior [PDF]
Objective: Aggressive financial reporting means that the company delays reporting bad news and shows speed in reporting good news. Although sources of pressure (social pressure and corporate risk appetite) play a large role in this unethical behavior ...
Abdollah Taki+2 more
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