Influence is a piece of digital artwork by Elizabeth McTaggart which was uploaded on August 30th, 2014.
Influence
Influence
This work is my visual interpretation of the power of influence. A layering of images, colors and fractals to represent the barrage... more
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Influence
Artist
Elizabeth McTaggart
Medium
Digital Art - Fractal Art And Digital Collage
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Influence
This work is my visual interpretation of the power of influence. A layering of images, colors and fractals to represent the barrage of ideals and opinions heaped upon us to achieve a favorable response or action. In this age of 24hr news, the internet and social media, we are the target of many unscrupulous types... they paint a glowing righteous picture, but with a little research you'll find the "small print" can lead to ruin and control. The underlying truth is almost NEVER as it was presented and accepted.
Influence is the capacity or power to be a compelling force on others. It can produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of the ones being influenced. The thing about influence is it can be used for good and bad...
* Mentors influence by good example and can be the instrument of setting someone on the correct path, leading to great works and overcoming adversity.
* Politicians influence their voter base to achieve an agenda. Most will use a recipe of truth, lies and confusing ideals to convince the voter he has the answer.
Of course, not all mentors are good and not all Politian's are bad. It's up to you to be vigilant and use common sense to recognize the difference. Don't accept an explanation on blind faith because of who is feeding it to you. God supplied us with reasoning and analytical powers - now more than ever we need to use it!
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Social Influence
Social influence occurs when one's emotions, opinions, or behaviors are affected by others. Social influence takes many forms and can be seen in conformity, socialization, peer pressure, obedience, leadership, persuasion, sales and marketing.
In 1958, Harvard psychologist, Herbert Kelman identified three broad varieties of social influence.
1.Compliance is when people appear to agree with others, but actually keep their dissenting opinions private.
2.Identification is when people are influenced by someone who is liked and respected, such as a famous celebrity.
3.Internalization is when people accept a belief or behavior and agree both publicly and privately.
Morton Deutsch and Harold Gerard described two psychological needs that lead humans to conform to the expectations of others. These include our need to be right (informational social influence), and our need to be liked (normative social influence). Informational influence (or social proof) is an influence to accept information from another as evidence about reality. Informational influence comes into play when people are uncertain, either because stimuli are intrinsically ambiguous or because there is social disagreement. Normative influence is an influence to conform to the positive expectations of others. In terms of Kelman's typology, normative influence leads to public compliance, whereas informational influence leads to private acceptance.
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