Sarah's compliant attitude towards her parents' rules regarding curfew was altered by suggestions from friends who were with her. One of the factors that led to Sarah's decision was her desire to go to a party with her friends despite knowing she would be breaking her parents' curfew. Another factor is Sarah's belief that she would miss something big at the party if she didn't go with her friends that night. Cognitive dissonance is a discomfort a person experiences in holding two or more opposing ideas. (Carter, 2013) Sarah was experiencing this because of worry and fear that her parents would find out about the party and breaking the curfew. Despite the worry and fear that was occurring, Sarah was also experiencing the happiness of being at the party with her friends and other popular kids who attended her school. Maybe seeing the popular kids there might have given her a feeling of being accepted by them. One of the ways Sarah conformed to her friends' beliefs is when she trusted her friend's assumptions in thinking...