Question

According to the research on self-esteem and security, those who felt ________ were more likely to conform to a norm set than those who felt totally accepted.

Answer 1

Answer: MODERATELY ACCEPTED.

Explanation: Generally,when one feels totally accepted in a gathering, organization or institution,the individual has this feeling of over confidence and tends to do things with a laissez-faire attitude while someone that feels moderately accepted will play/work according to the rules and principles of where he/she is inorder to create/leave a good impression that will make him/her to be totally accepted.

Example is a situation where two individuals are employed in an organization,one is employed on probation while the other is employed on full-time basis and given all the rights and privileges as an employee of the organization.

The individual who is employed on probation will tend to work harder and follow laid down rules,regulations principles and norms that govern the operation of the organization inorder to impress them and as such be employed fully in the organization unlike the other individual who has already been employed fully and doesn't need to work to impress anyone or to be given a permanent appointment as a full-time time employee of the organization.

Answer 2

Answer: Moderately accepted

Explanation: People who are moderately accepted conform to a norm which make them have a feelings that they are wrong or right sometimes. They do feel bad a times because of the effects of the modesty in them. People can also achieve a sense of self worth by complying through with social norms.