Many U.S.troops present at My Lai later reported that they were frightened and confused about whether people in the villages were really enemy soldiers.Others reported that they didn't know whether the rifle fire they heard was from enemy guns or from the guns of fellow troops.Still,frightened and bewildered,many of them began setting fire to hooches and shooting old men,women,and children.This tragic example illustrates that informational influence is most likely to occur when

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In the My Lai massacre, the soldiers were in a chaotic and confusing situation that they interpreted as a crisis, which contributed to their informational influence. They were unsure of whether the people in the villages were enemy soldiers or civilians, and this uncertainty led to their reliance on the actions of their fellow soldiers to determine appropriate behavior. Therefore, the best choice is B: situations are interpreted as a crisis. The other options, such as authorities modeling appropriate behavior or charismatic leaders providing a new definition of reality, are not as relevant to this specific scenario.

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