Cho is 12 years old. one day he came home and declared to his parents that he needed a spiderman backpack. everyone at school has a spiderman backpack and cho believed that if he did not have one as well, he would not make any friends and all his schoolmates would tease him. the type of social influence best exemplified here is
a. conformity.
b. groupthink.
c. deindividuation.
d. social cognition.

The answer is A. Conformity.

Explanation:

The term conformity is used in social psychology to explain a type of social influence on an indivudual's behavior or decisions. According to social psychologists, conformity is a change of behavior in order to adapt to the behavior of the majority and, in consequence, to fit in.  Conformity is also commonly known as group pressure. There are several reasons why a person decides to give in to group pressure; the person might want to recieve a positive reaction from the group or he might want to avoid the consequences of not giving in, such as disapproval or exclusion.

In this case, Cho wants to fit in with the behavior of the majority, which is why he asks his parents for a Spiderman backpack, he is affraid of the teasing or disapproval he might recieve from his peers if he doesn't have one.

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