In one well-known social psychological experiment, research participants were brought into a dark room where an experimenter projected dots of light. These dots of light appeared to move slightly as they were projected—though exactly how far they moved the participants couldn't say. When asked to estimate the distance that the light traveled, participants tended to look to others in the room,
and ask them what they thought. All of the participants thus ended up giving somewhat similar answers—thereby establishing ____.
a. group norms
b. an autokinetic effect
c. a sleeper effect
d. an omega strategy
A
Psychology
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