Members of the school board were tentatively considering a proposal to institute the wearing of uniforms in the elementary and middle school grades. After their last meeting, they are now strongly in favor of the proposal
This illustrates the phenomenon known as
a. groupthink.
b. group polarization.
c. deindividuation.
d. social facilitation.
Answer: B
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a. animism. b. theory of mind. c. conservation. d. hypothetical-deductive reasoning.
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A. easy, difficult, and slow-to-warm-up B. emotionality, social ability, and activity level C. extraversion/surgency, negative affectivity, and effortful control D. extraversion, introversion, and emotionality