In the Langer et al. (1978) copy machine study, participants allowed someone to go ahead of them even when they gave an excuse that didn't make sense. This study was a demonstration of

A) the social facilitation effect.
B) social cognition.
C) the automaticity of social behavior.
D) the strategy of ingratiation.


Answer: C

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