Studies investigating the effect of group size have shown that generally:
a. conformity occurs even when one person voices a discrepant opinion
b. the greater the number of those voicing discrepant opinions the more the conformity
c. majorities larger than 15 have considerable impact
d. the pressure to conform continues to accumulate as the size of the group increases
e. the pressure to conform continues to accumulate as the size of the group increases up to three to six people, beyond which no additional impact is noticed
Ans: e
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