The Harry Potter series was not expected to be a best seller. It was kids talking to other kids that made it so. This shows the effect of ________ on persuasion.

A. educational influence
B. personal influence
C. media influence
D. expert influence


Answer: B

Psychology

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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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A) at the beginning, the heterogeneous group performed worse than the homogeneous group, but at the end both groups were performing equally. B) at the beginning, both groups were performing equally, but at the end the homogeneous group was performing better. C) at the beginning, the homogeneous group performed worse than the heterogeneous group, but at the end both groups were performing equally. D) both groups were performing equally from the beginning to the end.

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