The Decision About Whether to Conform to Informational Social Influence

question 155

Multiple Choice

The decision about whether to conform to informational social influence is an important one because

• A) we gain an unjustified belief in a just world when we conform.
• B) we risk social punishment if we do not conform.
• C) we stand to gain social rewards like approval if we do conform.
• D) both our interpretation of reality and our behaviours are affected.
• E) we are more likely to commit the fundamental attribution error if we conform.

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Definitions:

Anticline

A type of fold that is convex up and has its oldest beds at its core, often associated with the trapping of petroleum.

Green River Basin

A major river basin in the western United States, known for its significant deposits of oil shale and natural gas.

Petroleum

A naturally occurring liquid found beneath the Earth's surface that can be refined into fuel and other products.

Coal-Bed Methane

A type of natural gas released by coal beds.