Joyce Has the Potential to Be an Honor Student

question 22

Multiple Choice

Joyce has the potential to be an honor student.However,she frustrates her teachers because of her actions.Rather than using her skills to excel,she tends to hide her intellectual abilities to act more like the students she is friends with.She sometimes answers questions incorrectly just to be more like her friends.In the context of the key aspects of social influence,which of the following perspectives explains Joyce's behavior most accurately?

• A)informational social influence
• B)prejudice
• C)defense mechanism
• D)normative social influence

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