Luella publicly agrees with her seventh-grade classmates that parents should allow 12-year-olds to date.Later that day,she writes in her diary that she actually believes parents should prohibit kids from dating until they are at least 15 years old.Luella's public conformity to her classmates' opinion best illustrates the power of

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The situation described in the question best illustrates normative social influence, which refers to the influence of other people that leads us to conform in order to be liked and accepted by them. Luella's public agreement with her classmates' opinion is an example of this type of influence, even though privately she believes something else.

Luella Publicly Agrees with Her Seventh-Grade Classmates That Parents Should