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arivle123

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It's Libby's first day in college. When she approaches the professor to have an add form signed, she listens to other students to see if they address the professor as Professor, Dr., Mrs., or by her first name, and then she does the same.
 
  This is an example of
  a. situational uncertainty.
  b. informational social influence.
  c. normative social influence.
  d. situational interdependence.

Question 2

According to the authors of your text, what is the most plausible explanation as to why the U.S. soldiers followed their lieutenant's orders to massacre the citizens of the peaceful village of My Lai during the Vietnam War?
 
  a. They were conforming in a confusing situation.
  b. They were bloodthirsty assassins.
  c. Soldiers tend to be more aggressive than the average person.
  d. They were expressing implicit prejudice.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A





 

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