The Norm in Your Large Psychology Class Is That Students

question 111

Multiple Choice

The norm in your large psychology class is that students will remain quiet enough for others to hear the professor and one another during lectures and discussions.When you talk loudly to the person next to you and violate the "respect for others" norm,like the deviant in Stanley Schachter's "Johnny Rocco" study,you can expect that your classmates will first

• A) ask you to be quiet.
• B) ignore you.
• C) be indifferent towards your violation of the social norm..
• D) immediately alert the professor.
• E) tell you to sit someplace else during the next class meeting.

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