The Decision About Whether to Conform to Informational Social Influence

question 155

Multiple Choice

The decision about whether to conform to informational social influence is an important one because

• A) we gain an unjustified belief in a just world when we conform.
• B) we risk social punishment if we do not conform.
• C) we stand to gain social rewards like approval if we do conform.
• D) both our interpretation of reality and our behaviours are affected.
• E) we are more likely to commit the fundamental attribution error if we conform.

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Definitions:

Prepaid Account

An account reflecting payments made in advance for goods or services, which are recognized as expenses when the goods or services are actually consumed.

Accounts Payable

Short-term liabilities representing amounts owed to suppliers or creditors for goods and services received but not yet paid for.

Trial Balance

A bookkeeping worksheet in which the balances of all ledgers are compiled into debit and credit account columns to check the accuracy of the entries.

Journal Entry

A record in accounting that represents a transaction, documenting the debit and credits affected by it.