Factor That Contribute to Sarah's Attitude

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There are several factors that contributed towards Sarah’s attitude regarding her curfew. She had a new group of friends she wanted to remain a part of and not lose. There was a feeling of belonging to this in-group that she had become part of that she was unwilling to be the only one that did not agree to go to this party even if it meant that she would miss her curfew and possibly get in trouble. Sarah did display cognitive dissonance at the beginning of the night. She wanted to keep her friends happy even though she knew she belonged at home for her curfew. She displayed an internal conflict between wanting to keep her friends happy and following the rules as she has always done. She would conform to her peer’s beliefs changing her own and by going to the party and not going home like she should have done. She wanted to fit in and keep those friends. They persuaded her that she would have fun. She conformed due to social pressures and normative social influences. Normative social influence explains that she wanted to belong to her group of friends and if she had not gone with them to the party she might have lost her new friends and her sense of belonging that they gave her. Attraction has several different parts. One reason that Jack might have been interested in Sarah is that he found her physically attractive. Physical attraction is the most obvious and usually the first form of attraction. Another reason he might have been interested in her is the fact that they had many common interests and like many of the same things. Being able to talk to someone especially with similar interests can increase the attraction to a person. The last reason could be because they live in the same neighborhood. Being close someone makes things simple and convenient. It is much easier to like someone that is close by than someone that is further away because it is easier to
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