Author Question: Brandon knows that society considers underage drinking to be wrong; he also knows, however, that on ... (Read 39 times)

savannahhooper · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Brandon knows that society considers underage drinking to be wrong; he also knows, however, that on a Saturday night at his university, many of his friends will engage in this behavior.

His belief that most of the public would disapprove of underage drinking is __________________, while his perception that many teenagers drink under certain circumstances is ___________________ _.
a. an injunctive norm; a descriptive norm
b. a descriptive norm; an injunctive norm
c. a descriptive norm; conformity
d. an injunctive norm; conformity

Question 2

Which of the following is most true about informational social influence?

a. When deciding whether to conform, people should ask themselves whether the other people know more about what is going on than they do.
b. People should always try to resist it.
c. People are most likely to conform when others have the same level of expertise as they do.
d. Often, people publicly conform but do not privately accept this kind of influence.