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felt need
felt need In this source, a felt need refers to a person’s subjective sense that they should do something in a social situation, especially the pressure to match other people’s behavior or responses.
In this source, a felt need refers to a person’s subjective sense that they should do something in a social situation, especially the pressure to match other people’s behavior or responses. Here it means experiencing an internal push to conform even when others are clearly wrong.