Social Psych

Olivia Rodrigo!

Compliance: Compliance is when someone changes their behavior as a result of someone asking them to. Olivia used to post all the time on her social media about how big of a Taylor Swift fan she was, but recently there has been less Taylor Swift on her social media accounts. Many people believe she no longer posts about Taylor because her management team told her to stop in order to build a reputation of her own.

Obedience: Obedience is a form of compliance when people take a direct order from someone with "authority". During Olivia's concert, there are times she "asks" the audience to sing the lyrics of her song when she points the microphone away from her. The audience then sings her lyrics loudly because she is the "authoritative" figure. 

Social Facilitation: Social facilitation is when the presence of other people may enhance the performer's performance. The Sour Tour was Olivia's first ever tour, so with all the fans, friends, and family in the crowd, she likely sang the best she could in order to make everyone's night.

Group Polarization: Group polarization is the tendency to make more extreme decisions as a group. Joshua Bassett was rumored to be Olivia's boyfriend while they were both starring on High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. When Olivia released Sour, her album, many fans believed some of her songs were about her relationship with Joshua. At this time, they were rumored to be broken up, so many fans took her side of the breakup and began sending a lot of hate to Joshua.

Reciprocity Norms: Reciprocity norm is our expectations that someone will help us if we help them. As a way of showing how much Olivia appreciates her fans' support, during her concert in Detroit, she hosted a Sour Prom where fans could show up in their prom dresses. She chose two fans from the crowd and brought them up to the stage and crowned them as prom queens!