Janis goes to see a movie with a group of friends.As they leave the theatre,she is surprised to hear her friends exclaim that they loved the movie,because she thought the plot was poorly constructed and the acting terrible.She says nothing to the others,though,because she doesn't want to look stupid or offend other people in her group.Janis has succumbed to
A) normative social influence.
B) social facilitation.
C) situational attributions.
D) the peripheral route to persuasion.

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Janis is conforming to the opinions of her friends because she wants to avoid going against the norm of the group and potentially being rejected or judged. This is an example of normative social influence, which involves conforming to the expectations or standards of a group in order to be accepted or fit in.

Janis Goes to See a Movie with a Group of Friends.As