Research on Group Size and Conformity Has Generally Shown That

question 17

Multiple Choice

Research on group size and conformity has generally shown that

• A)as group size increases,conformity decreases.
• B)as group size increases,conformity increases.
• C)group size influences conformity in teenagers but not in adults.
• D)the conformity of females is more significantly influenced by group size than the conformity of males.

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