Imagine That One of Your Professors Has a Large Collection

question 105

Multiple Choice

Imagine that one of your professors has a large collection of countercultural T-shirts,including one that reads,"I scream,you scream,we all scream for heroin." The professor makes sure to never wear this shirt to class,though,because she wants to keep her job and avoid being yelled at by her department chairperson.What is this kind of conformity called?

• A) Identification
• B) Compliance
• C) Internalization
• D) Groupthink

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