Regarding coercion, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Coercion involves bending to the requests of a person who has little or no authority or form of social power.
b. Through various types of brainwashing techniques, the Chinese during the Korean War were able to coerce some of the American prisoners to sign false confessions.
c. Coercion is the most extreme form of social influence.
d. Cult conversion is an example of coercion.
ANSWER: a
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