Why Do Conformity Levels NOT Continue to Increase Dramatically as the Group

question 90

Multiple Choice

Why do conformity levels NOT continue to increase dramatically as the group size gets bigger and bigger?

• A) because additions to the group are subject to the law of diminishing returns
• B) because additions to the group are subject to low-balling
• C) because additions to the group are subject to the silence of norms
• D) because additions to the group are subject to perceptual contrast

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