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tfester

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Tom is a new student at his university. During the first week of classes, he notices a fellow student from one of his classes getting on a bus.
 
  Tom decides to follow the student and discovers that this bus takes him right to the building where his class meets. This best illustrates what kind of conformity?
  a. obedience to authority
  b. informational social influence
  c. public compliance
  d. normative social influence

Question 2

Which of the following is true, according to social impact theory?
 
  a. People conform more to others who are physically close than to others who are physically distant.
  b. People conform more if the others are important to them.
  c. People conform more to three or more people than to one or two people.
  d. All of the above are true.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: D



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