A social psychology research team investigated how social pressure influences students to engage in minor academic dishonesty (signing a false name on an attendance log for an absent peer).
| Three student confederates urged an unknown student to sign a false name | One close friend urged a student to sign a false name | One unknown student urged a student to sign a false name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| % of participants who falsified the attendance log | 91 | 82 | 58 |
Explain how far social impact theory can support the findings of the 'instigators and academic dishonesty' study shown in Table 2.
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