Regarding Group Sanctions, Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 639

Multiple Choice

Regarding group sanctions, which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A) Group sanctions involve being rewarded with acceptance for conformity and being rejected for nonconformity.
• B) The more important the group membership is to a person, the more he or she will be influenced by other group members.
• C) The risk of being rejected can be a threat to one's sense of personal identity.
• D) Because the groups in Asch's experiment were only temporary groups, group sanctions had no effect on the participants' tendency to conform.

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