Code Switching One very common, very normal, and most of the time very subtle behavioral change that occurs as a result of changes in social setting is something known as "code switching." This essentially refers to the habit individuals have of changing their language patterns -- word choice, sentence structure, and even pronunciation -- based on who they're talking to (Auer, 1999)
Social Anxiety Other types of behavioral changes are less common, more extreme, and potentially more damaging to the quality of life of the individual in question. Social anxiety is one such behavioral change, which can be very detrimental to certain individuals and constitutes a major change in almost all behaviors when one moves from comfortable, known, and usually limited social settings to more varied and crowded social settings (Kashdan et al
, 2010). Consequences of social anxiety disorder, on the other hand, are fairly well documented, with changes in behavior so profound and fundamental that individuals will actually make themselves less likable through their behaviors in a self-fulfilling belief of their own inadequacy (Voncken et al
Associated Phenomena: Groupthink The behavior reflects the existence of groupthink. The high cohesion among group members prevents honest criticism and disagreement to preserve unanimity (Bordens & Horowitz, 2001)
Their behavior is then determined largely by their personal motivations and emotional states. However, it is practically impossible for there to be no effect of social forces on behavior because human beings respond positively as well as negatively to the social environment (Kowalski & Westen 2010
Associated Phenomena: Social Facilitation The presence of others greatly affects the weeping behavior at weddings. It may be part of the cultural display rules that make such display acceptable (Vingerhoets et al