Using the Autokinetic Effect in His Study,Muzafer Sherif Found That

question 196

Multiple Choice

Using the autokinetic effect in his study,Muzafer Sherif found that people give very different estimates of how far the light moves.However,when two or more people announce their estimates at the same time,their judgments rapidly converge,which demonstrates

• A) social status.
• B) group cohesiveness.
• C) social influence.
• D) a regression toward the mean.

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