PEER PRESSURE QUOTES III
quotations about peer pressure
Each good apple you eat strengthens the connections more and more. Repetition, like practicing jump shots or studying for quizzes, is how the brain learns. It's all in the physical connections. Peer pressure is a major reward during this period, and there is actually a brain chemical specifically involved in rewarding people when they receive approval from their peers.
DEAN WHITLOCK
"The teen brain: Still undergoing construction", Barre Montpelier Times Argus, March 22, 2016
When people get immersed in a culture with strong new memes, it tends to be a sink-or-swim proposition. Either you change your mind, succumbing to peer pressure and adopting the new memes as your own, or you struggle with the extremely uncomfortable feeling of being surrounded by people who think you're crazy or inadequate. The fact that you probably think the same about them is little consolation.
RICHARD BRODIE
Virus of the Mind
Group pressure is also a fascinating process to watch. Given enough arguments, time, and stress, even the most resolute and determined man can be made fearful enough to completely reverse his ideals to conform with everyone else.
TRISH MERCER
The Falcon in the Barn
As entrepreneurs, we may think of ourselves as pretty smart, savvy people, so the notion that a businessperson would make a bad decision due to peer pressure seems silly. We all saw those after-school specials when we were younger, teaching us about the dangers of succumbing to peer pressure. You might think such lessons are for teenagers. You'd be wrong.
LARRY MYLER
"Overcoming Peer Pressure In Your Business Decisions", Forbes, April 9, 2015