If a Group Is Initially Uncertain,but Then Agrees on a Particular

question 130

Multiple Choice

If a group is initially uncertain,but then agrees on a particular response,

• A) members often hold strongly to the response.
• B) members are less likely to defer to the authority in the group.
• C) members are quick to change their minds in the face of disconfirming information.
• D) both B and C

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Definitions:

U.S. Senate

One of the two chambers of the United States Congress, it is comprised of senators from each state, regardless of population, serving staggered six-year terms, and has unique powers including treaty ratification and impeachment trials.

Hiram Revels

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Blanche K. Bruce

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