Jeanie was afraid to jump off the high dive into the pool, but all of her friends were doing it. So, Jeanie jumped off the high dive because she did not want them to think that she was "chicken." Jeanie was influenced to conform due to:

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Jeanie was influenced by normative social influence, which occurs when a person conforms to the expectations of a social group to be accepted or to avoid disapproval or ridicule. In this case, Jeanie jumped off the high dive because she wanted to avoid being seen as "chicken" by her friends, indicating her desire to conform to the group's expectations for acceptance.

Jeanie Was Afraid to Jump Off the High Dive into the Pool