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Imagine that you are attending a new high school and would like to make friends. On the first day of school, you observe that all of the students in your homeroom are crumpling paper into balls and throwing them on the floor. You begin to do the same.
 
  You have conformed to the group's behavior due to
  a. informational social influence.
  b. propaganda.
  c. normative social influence.
  d. obedience to authority.

Question 2

Priscilla is on her way to a concert and has gotten lost. Which of the following people, based on information from your text about informational social influence, would she be most likely to ask for directions?
 
  a. a tourist from out of town
  b. the largest group of people she can find
  c. a police officer
  d. a homeless person



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

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Answer: C





 

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