In group dynamics, after five members praise a group activity, the sixth member is most likely to report that he also found the activity helpful about what fraction of the time, according to studies?

• A. Always
• B. Never
• C. About half the time
• D. About one third of the time

Answer: (D)

People tend to conform to group opinions, using others’ judgments as a guide for their own. When five members praise an activity, the next person often feels social pressure to agree, but this influence isn’t absolute. Studies of conformity show that the probability the next person shares the group’s positive view is about one third. So after five praises, the sixth member is likely to report that the activity was helpful in roughly one out of three cases. This reflects how social influence can sway judgments without guaranteeing agreement. The other options don’t fit because conformity isn’t universal, nor is it entirely absent, and the typical observed rate is lower than half but higher than zero—around one third aligns with the common pattern seen in such studies.