Mary has always been a good student. In high school she was a member of the Young
Republican Club and was an officer in the Honor Society. She is now in her second year
at Evergreen College, a college that is considered liberal. Much to her parents’ dismay,
Mary has participated in anti-war demonstrations and has joined a club that works to
decriminalize marijuana. She would like to join the Peace Corps after college.
Define each of the following, and talk about how each may have had an effect on the
changes in Mary:
a. Normative social influence
b. Kohlberg’s postconventional stage
c. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
d. Cognitive dissonance theory
e. Group polarization