Public Compliance Is

question 53

Multiple Choice

Public compliance is:

• A) a change in norms resulting from social influence.
• B) a change in group norms resulting from conformity.
• C) a change in thinking resulting from behaviour.
• D) a change in behaviour resulting from social influence.

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Definitions:

Single-blind Study

A study design where the participants do not know which group (experimental or control) they are in to prevent bias, but the researchers do.

Descriptive Research

A research method aimed at describing characteristics of a population or phenomenon being studied without influencing those characteristics.

Representative Sample

A smaller group taken from a larger population that truly represents all members of that population.

Scientific American

A popular science magazine that features articles on various scientific topics for a general audience.