Glossary I
Glossary I
Informational influence refers to conformity motivated by a desire to hold correct opinions and do the right thing. Conformity occurs when people accept evidence about reality provided by other people. Informational influence is one method through which a group may influence an individual is via the information that the group possesses.
Informational social influence refers to the influence of other people that leads others to conform because they see them as a source of information to guide their behavior ; people conform because they believe that others' interpretation of an ambiguous situation is more correct than theirs. Moreover, Informational social influence is the pressure to accept the actions or statements of others as evidence about reality
Informational style is defined as a style of leadership in which the leader leads through knowledge and information; most effective in a climate of ignorance.
Informational support refers to the provision of information to a person going through stress by friends, family, and other people in the individual's social network; believed to help reduce the distressing and health -compromising effects of stress.
Informationally encapsulated process is a process with the property of informational encapsulation.