Alaina is a judge at a national gymnastics competition. The previous national champion just performed her floor routine. Though the gymnast made multiple errors, the first three judges award her with very high scores. Because of the errors the gymnast made, Alaina believes the gymnast should receive a lower score. She is conflicted about whether she should side with the rest of the judges or whether she should award the gymnast the score Alaina thinks she deserves.
-If Alaina awards a high score like the rest of the judges,(despite her internal conflict)this is a case of ________.

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This is a case of normative social influence, where Alaina may feel pressure to conform to the opinions of the other judges in order to fit in and avoid social rejection or disapproval.

Alaina Is a Judge at a National Gymnastics Competition