PAT is an example of informational influence.
Another study looked at informational social influence in eyewitness identification.
To influence the majority, the minority group would take the approach of informational social influence (Wood, 1994), or social proof.
Other research suggests that risky shifts can also be attributed to group polarization, majority rules, interpersonal comparisons, informational influence, and familiarization.
These explanations were gradually narrowed down and grouped together until two primary mechanisms remained, social comparison and informational influence.
Research has indicated that informational influence is more likely with intellective issues, a group goal of making correct decision, task-oriented group members, and private responses.
One of the original studies reporting findings of informational influence was conducted by Stoner (1961).
This is called informational social influence.
An example of both normative and informational social influence is the Solomon Asch line experiments.
This is known as minority influence, a special case of informational influence.