The Normative Pressure to Conform to a Majority Is Reduced

question 46

Multiple Choice

The normative pressure to conform to a majority is reduced by

• A) allies who are articulate and intelligent, but not by less persuasive allies.
• B) only allies who are credible.
• C) only same-sex allies.
• D) any ally.

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Definitions:

Axon

A long, slender projection of a nerve cell, or neuron, that typically conducts electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body.

Dendrites

Dendrites are the branched projections of a neuron that act to conduct the electrochemical stimulation received from other neural cells to the cell body, or soma, of the neuron from which the dendrites project.

Peripheral Nervous System

Of vertebrates, nerves that carry signals between the central nervous system and the rest of the body.

Autonomic Systems

Autonomic systems refer to the part of the nervous system that controls involuntary bodily functions, including heart rate, digestion, and respiratory rate, operating largely unconsciously.