Stan Is a New Student in His Sixth-Grade Class

question 128

Multiple Choice

Stan is a new student in his sixth-grade class. The other students exert normative pressure on him to conform to their opinion on some issue. According to social impact theory, Stan will be more likely to resist this influence if

• A) there are 20 rather than 11 students in the class.
• B) he perceives the other students as having high status.
• C) there are three other new students in the class who are receiving the same pressures.
• D) he comes from a culture that values a collectivist orientation.

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