Question

Sarah is an unofficial leader of a group. When she makes an outlandish proposal, everyone takes it seriously. But if Bill, another member of the group, had proposed the same thing, he would have been ridiculed. This is an example of

a. norm conformity.
b. norm reciprocity.
c. norm generalization.
d. norm assimilation.
e. norm variation.

Answer 1

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

A norm in another words mean standard that is generally accepted. While conformity, comes from the word conform. I.e to agree with a standard.

Relating to the above scenario, Sarah has a leader of a group, people agree with what she says unlike bill . In this case, people conform with Sarah as she is a leader ,it is a general norm to follow what a leader says or proposes.