Which of the following is true about social tuning?
a. People decide consciously about whether to agree with someone else's attitudes.
b. People will adopt someone else's attitudes only if they largely agree with that position to start with.
c. People are especially likely to adopt someone else's attitudes when they want to get along with that person.
d. Members of Western cultures are more likely to engage in social tuning than members of East Asian cultures.
Answer: C
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