At a student council meeting, the officers representing the second-, third-, and fourth-year students all supported a particular policy concerning alcohol at parties. Only those officers representing the first-year students were opposed to this policy. According to the relevant research, the majority in this case would be most likely to influence the minority by producing

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Normative pressures are social cues that encourage conformity to a group’s beliefs and standards. In this scenario, the majority of officers are in favor of the policy concerning alcohol at parties, while the first-year student officers are opposed. The first-year student officers may feel normative pressures to conform to the beliefs and standards of the majority, causing them to eventually support the policy.

At a Student Council Meeting, the Officers Representing the Second-