Imagine That You Are Attending a New High School and Would

question 77

Multiple Choice

Imagine that you are attending a new high school and would like to make friends.On the first day of school,you observe that all of the students in your homeroom are crumpling paper into balls and throwing them on the floor.You begin to do the same.You have conformed to the group's behaviour due to

• A) informational social influence.
• B) your low self-esteem.
• C) normative social influence.
• D) obedience to authority.
• E) mindless conformity.

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