Luella publicly agrees with her seventh-grade classmates that parents should allow 13-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
A) deindividuation.
B) normative social influence.
C) informational social influence.
D) social facilitation.

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Luella's public agreement with her classmates despite her personal belief suggests that she was influenced by normative social pressure, which is the desire to be accepted or liked by a group. This is an example of conformity, specifically normative social influence. Deindividuation refers to the loss of self-awareness in a group setting, social facilitation is the tendency to perform better on simple tasks in the presence of others, and informational social influence is the influence of others' opinions when one is uncertain about a topic. None of these concepts fully explain Luella's behavior in this situation.

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