Samuela never pays attention in class and never studies, and she tends to fail most of the tests she takes in school. However, she constantly looks for opportunities to cheat during tests; she looks at her neighbors' answers and then writes down what she sees, assuming that her neighbors know the test material better than she does. In these cases, Samuela's test answers are based on ____.

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Samuela's test answers are based on informational influence, which means she is relying on the information she gathers from her neighbors to answer the test questions. She is not following any implicit social norms, nor is she being influenced by normative influence or elaboration likelihood.

Samuela Never Pays Attention in Class and Never Studies, and She