Tamara was sitting in a lecture class totally bewildered and confused. She wanted to ask her professor to explain but, as she looked about the room, it appeared that the other students were understanding everything
As a result, she withheld her question, not realizing that they were as confused as she was. This is an example of
A) a descriptive norm.
B) pluralistic ignorance.
C) an injunctive norm.
D) a scripted situation.
Answer: B
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