Question

Linda was uncertain about the effects of a new county referendum for reorganizing the school board. Before casting her vote, she spoke to a few teachers she knew and respected in her neighborhood, and voted the same way they did. This is an example of _____ social influence, as illustrated in the classic study involving _____.
Question options:

a) normative; judgments of line length
b) informational; the autokinetic effect
c) normative; the autokinetic effect
d) informational; judgments of line length

Answer 1

Answer:

b) informational; the autokinetic effect                                                            

Explanation:

Informational social influence: The term informational social influence refers to the process in which an individual acquires knowledge by conforming or maybe because the person believes that the other person is correct or right in opinion.

Autokinetic effect: The term autokinetic effect refers to the illusory movement of a particular object which is still or constant.

In the question above, the given statement is an example of informational social influence, as illustrated in the classic study involving the autokinetic effect.