In many models describing human behaviour,
including my own 4D model, social influences and the physical environment are
seen distinctly. However, there are situations in which there are physical cues
of social norms.
Sometimes these cues can be explicit and
prescriptive. They are physical objects that clearly state what the (formal) norm
is. In this example, the signs clearly means:
Your dog shouldn’t poop in my
front yard.
Other times, elements of the
physical environment represent cues of descriptive social norms. If there’s
trash on the street, then it is socially acceptable to throw some more trash.
The presence of lots of cigarettes buds suggests that
it is OK to
smoke here.
Which one do you think is stronger? The
Explicit Prescriptive norm or the Implicit Descriptive Norm?
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