If a Cluster of People Stand Staring at the Sky,passersby

question 46

Multiple Choice

If a cluster of people stand staring at the sky,passersby will often pause to do likewise.This best illustrates

• A) social facilitation.
• B) deindividuation.
• C) social loafing.
• D) the chameleon effect.

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