Marcia values the opinions and desires of both her parents and her close friends. When she's with her parents, she finds herself agreeing with them
When she's with her friends, she finds herself agreeing with them, even though they sometimes disagree with her parents. This change in Marcia's behavior represents the influence of Bibb Latané's (1981) concept of ________ on normative conformity.
a. number
b. immediacy
c. pressure
d. strength
Answer: B
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Summaries of psychology's "big ideas" and enduring principles are presented in visual form in the
a. Psychology in Pictures section. b. Clinical File. c. Visual Review. d. Discovering Psychology box.
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