Proposal of a four-dimensional model of social response

Descriptive models of social response attempt to identify the conceptual di mensions necessary to define and distinguish various types of influence. Bu ilding on previous approaches, the authors propose a new response model and demonstrate that a minimum of 4 dimensions is necessary to adequately prov ide for such influence phenomena as conformity, minority influence, complia nce, contagion, independence, and anticonformity in a single model. In addi tion, the proposed model suggests 5 potential types of response that have n or been previously identified. These new types suggest directions for futur e research and theoretical development. Selected empirical evidence is revi ewed in support of the validity and integrative power of the proposed model .