If you wanted to resist an influence attempt, social impact theory (Latané, 1981) suggests that you should __________.
A) increase the distance between yourself and the group
B) repeatedly think about how important the group is to your life
C) spend as much time as possible with the group
D) ensure that the group is unanimous

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Social impact theory suggests that decreasing the strength, immediacy, and number of the sources of influence can help to resist an influence attempt. Increasing the distance between oneself and the group can decrease the immediacy of the source of influence, making it easier to resist. Repeatedly thinking about how important the group is or spending as much time as possible with the group can increase the strength or number of sources of influence, making it harder to resist. Ensuring that the group is unanimous can increase the number of sources of influence as well, making it harder to resist.

If You Wanted to Resist an Influence Attempt, Social Impact