Given the strong need for acceptance and belonging that people have, it is not surprising that they often have a difficult time saying "no" and not conforming when it may lead to social disapproval

Nonetheless, there are times when people resist normative social influence. Name the two main conditions under which someone is more likely to resist normative social influence attempts.
What will be an ideal response?

Answer: When someone in a group has an ally—someone else who stands in opposition to the majority—people have the confidence to take a stand and go against the majority. Second, if a person is usually very agreeable and conforms readily to a group, it's likely that he or she will have accrued idiosyncrasy credits. That is, since the person is usually very agreeable and conforms to the group, he or she is allowed to deviate occasionally without consequences.

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