What Was the Proposition of the Study of Latané (1981)

question 85

Multiple Choice

What was the proposition of the study of Latané (1981) for additional members to a group subject to the law of diminishing returns?

• A) Influence of confederates decreases for a large group size.
• B) Conformity increases with group size irrespective of the number of confederates.
• C) The strength of minority decreases with the number of additions to the group.
• D) Conformity decreases with the addition of confederates.

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Definitions:

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