John is a mathematics graduate student,whereas Lisa is a local celebrity.Although both John and Lisa are likely to have some increased ability to elicit conformity from others,Lisa is more likely to influence conformity through

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Lisa, being a local celebrity, is likely seen as a high-status individual by others. This leads to her having greater power to influence conformity through normative social influence, which involves conforming to social norms and expectations to gain social approval and avoid social disapproval from high-status individuals. In contrast, John's mathematics education would likely give him more influence through informational social influence, which involves conforming to others' opinions or behaviors because we believe they have more accurate information or knowledge than we do. Internalization and reciprocal concessions are not directly related to the differences between John and Lisa described in the prompt.

John Is a Mathematics Graduate Student,whereas Lisa Is a Local