A student told all of his friends a wrong answer for a subjective test question just before the test. The teacher could find no reference to the answer in the textbook, but since 10 students in the class had put the same answer, he figured it must be right and marked it correct. Which of the following social phenomena is this an example of?
A) testing
B) subjectivity
C) objectivity
D) conformity

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This is an example of conformity, where students conform to the incorrect answer given by their friend simply because a large number of other students also gave the same answer. The teacher also conforms to this answer because of the high number of students who gave it.

A Student Told All of His Friends a Wrong Answer