Author Question: Reynald is participating in a research study where he is watching a dot of light in a dark room. In ... (Read 124 times)

londonang · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Reynald is participating in a research study where he is watching a dot of light in a dark room. In time it appears to move. Later, he finds out that it was really stationary. This phenomenon is

a. proof that people can start seeing things if left alone for too long.
b. known as the autokinetic effect.
c. also a test for schizophrenia.
d. widely used to make people conform.

Question 2

Khadija has conformed to others' behaviors or attitudes because she believes that their interpretations of an ambiguous situation are more accurate than hers. ________ has occurred.

a. Educated conformity
b. Normative social influence
c. Unintended social influence
d. Informational social influence