The norm in your large psychology class is that students will remain quiet enough for others to hear the professor and one another during lectures and discussions
When you talk loudly to the person next to you and violate the norm, like the deviant in Stanley Schachter's "Johnny Rocco" study, you can expect that your classmates will first
a. ignore you.
b. talk to you, hoping to change your behavior.
c. punish you by not working with you on the class project.
d. tell you to sit someplace else during the next class meeting.
Answer: B
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