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Question 35

Amara joins a specialized research team. During a meeting about an unfamiliar statistical model, she initially favors a Bayesian approach. However, because she lacks experience in this specific area, she doubts her own understanding. Seeing that all five senior team members firmly advocate for a Frequentist model, she adopts their view, genuinely believing that they are correct and continuing to use this model in her private work.

Which of the following combinations correctly identifies the explanation for Amara's conformity and the type of conformity she has shown?

A

Explanation: Informational social influence; Type: Internalisation

B

Explanation: Informational social influence; Type: Compliance

C

Explanation: Normative social influence; Type: Compliance

D

Explanation: Normative social influence; Type: Internalisation

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  1. A Level
  2. /Psychology
  3. /Conformity

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