A student has not planned to participate in a campus food drive. After a volunteer directly asks the student to register for a collection shift, the student agrees. The student's response best illustrates which social process?
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Answer: A (Compliance)
Compliance occurs when an individual changes behavior in response to a direct request. The student registers after the volunteer asks the student to do so, illustrating compliance. Conformity involves responding to actual or perceived group pressure, whereas obedience involves following a command from an authority figure. Group polarization is the strengthening of a group's initial tendencies following group discussion.