Subjects in Asch's line-judgment experiment conformed to the group standard when their judgments were observed by others but not when they were made in private. This tendency to conform in public demonstrates

A) social facilitation.
B) overjustification.
C) informational social influence.
D) normative social influence.


Answer: D) normative social influence.

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