Jodi wears slacks or jeans almost all the time, rejecting skirts and dresses as too formal and sexist. However, when she is invited to attend an honours reception, she borrows a skirt to wear so she will fit in with the other guests. This is an example of

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Jodi's decision to wear a skirt to fit in with the other guests is an example of normative social influence, which refers to the influence that other people have on us because we want them to like us, accept us, or approve of us. In this case, Jodi is conforming to the norms of the honours reception in order to fit in and be accepted by the other guests.

Jodi Wears Slacks or Jeans Almost All the Time, Rejecting