Suppose you are taking a friend to a party. The invitation specified that the party would begin at 6:00. When you arrive at your friend's apartment at 5:45 to pick her up,

she tells you she won't be ready to leave before about 6:30 and comments that "Nobody arrives on time, anyway." Your friend is following a(n)________.
A) explicit social norm
B) tendency towards conformity
C) symbolic social influence factor
D) implicit social norm
E) ingratiation technique


Answer: D

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