Research on Group Size and Conformity Has Generally Shown That

question 73

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 is the conformity of males.

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