Threats of ridicule or rejection for nonconformity are referred to, collectively, as

a. coercive unanimity.
b. group authority.
c. legitimate power.
d. group sanctions.


ANSWER: d

Psychology

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a. same is to different b. recessive is to dominant. c. genotype is to phenotype. d. many is to few.

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A. objective physical criteria. B. norm of reciprocity. C. reference group. D. schema.

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