Nate Is Looking to Purchase a New Car

question 89

Multiple Choice

Nate is looking to purchase a new car.He was set to buy a Ford Escape but after reading Consumer Reports,along with several positive customer reviews,he was convinced to buy a Subaru Forester,which was rated higher for fuel economy and safety.Nate's decision best illustrates the impact of

• A) groupthink.
• B) informational social influence.
• C) social facilitation.
• D) normative social influence.

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Definitions:

Hearing

The sensory process that enables the reception and perception of sound by the auditory system.

Vision

The sense by which light stimuli received by the eye are interpreted by the brain and constructed into a representation of the surrounding environment.

Corpus Callosum

Thick band of neurons that connects the right and left cerebral hemispheres.

Cerebral Hemispheres

The two halves of the brain, divided by the median longitudinal fissure, which manage most of the brain's functions and are responsible for different activities.