Social Norms Research Paper
Trust is something that is essential to having successful relationships with the people that are around you. However, people have more trust towards strangers, than towards their friends and family. There are several theories out there that believe people have more trust towards people they do not know partly because of the social norm. It is socially acceptable to show respect and kindness towards people you just met. Showing respect for someone you barely know, demonstrates that you understand their value and beliefs. It also shows that you not only understand them but in fact you trust and respect them as well. People often feel as if trusting someone is what they should do due to social expectations. Majority of the time people do not necessarily
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People will still give money to a stranger no matter how unknown the outcome is. People often take large risks when it comes to strangers. Researchers also wanted to figure out whether or not trusting strangers is a social norm or moral norm. When asked what, a norm is many people believe that a norm is something that people know exists and that other people follow it. Some people think that a norm can only be social, however, they are wrong a norm can be social and moral. The difference between a social norm and moral norm is that it is a behavior that is now internally standard. The researchers conducted six different studies that had different focus questions. Studies one through four focused primarily on if trust behavior shows the signature of a norm and if that norm was social or moral. The rest of the studies main focus was if the norm that people followed was because of respect for the other person or if it was because of some other reason. After conducting all the experiments, it was determined that people when it comes to the rules do not follow the norms. certain people believe that trust is only good when it comes to relationships and creating a successful business. However, they would be wrong trust is found in everyday life between people and business
People will still give money to a stranger no matter how unknown the outcome is. People often take large risks when it comes to strangers. Researchers also wanted to figure out whether or not trusting strangers is a social norm or moral norm. When asked what, a norm is many people believe that a norm is something that people know exists and that other people follow it. Some people think that a norm can only be social, however, they are wrong a norm can be social and moral. The difference between a social norm and moral norm is that it is a behavior that is now internally standard. The researchers conducted six different studies that had different focus questions. Studies one through four focused primarily on if trust behavior shows the signature of a norm and if that norm was social or moral. The rest of the studies main focus was if the norm that people followed was because of respect for the other person or if it was because of some other reason. After conducting all the experiments, it was determined that people when it comes to the rules do not follow the norms. certain people believe that trust is only good when it comes to relationships and creating a successful business. However, they would be wrong trust is found in everyday life between people and business