All of your friends want to go out to the new Sushi restaurant for dinner. You don't. But you decide to go along anyway, even though you would prefer to go to the new steak house. Your behaviour is an example of
A)informational social influence
B)normative social influence
C)cognitive dissonance
D)central processing
E)lowballing

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This behavior is an example of normative social influence, where individuals conform to the expectations of a group to be accepted or to avoid disapproval, even if it goes against their personal preferences.

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