Sherif's study of the autokinetic effect situation indicated that norms
A)emerge through reciprocal influence.
B)describe how members act,feel,and think.
C)define which behaviors are "bad" or "wrong."
D)emerge from personal,idiosyncratic beliefs.
E)identify behaviors that should not be performed.

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Sherif's study on the autokinetic effect demonstrated that norms emerge through reciprocal influence among individuals, as they come to a common agreement on how a point of light appears to move in a dark room, even though it is actually stationary. This process illustrates how social norms can develop from the interactions and mutual influences among people.

Sherif's Study of the Autokinetic Effect Situation Indicated That Norms