According to Solomon Asch's and other research results concerning conformity, all of the following increases an individual's tendency to conform except __________. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Conformity tends to increase when everyone in the group agrees, when the culture places value on following social standards, and when the group has high status. Feeling secure and competent generally makes a person less likely to yield to group pressure. Therefore, the exception is “if one is feeling secure and competent.”

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