An Experimental Finding by Bochner and Insko (1966) That Information

question 44

Multiple Choice

An experimental finding by Bochner and Insko (1966) that information is more readily accepted when presented by a Nobel Prize-winning personality is an illustration of:

• A) indoctrination.
• B) referent power.
• C) authoritative power.
• D) expert power.

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