A 12-person jury is deliberating on a murder trial. Eleven members of the jury want to vote guilty and convict the defendant; only one juror wants to vote not guilty. The holdout juror, Henry, digs in and will not change his mind. According to research, what is the best prediction for how the rest of the group will react to Henry’s deviance?
a. They will eventually come to ignore him and try to punish him by being generally unpleasant toward him.
b. They will come to appreciate his principled stand the longer he holds out in defiance of their position.
c. They will seek to change his opinion by using idiosyncrasy credits.
d. They will try to use minority influence to change his mind.
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