According to Shaffer, a peer group is a confederation that includes all of the following except that it
a. develops a hierarchical organization, or dominance hierarchy.
b. interacts on an irregular basis.c defines a sense of belonging
c. shares implicit or explicit norms for the behavior of group.
B
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Dr. Williamson says, "The central feature of this personality disorder is the extreme changes in mood leading to stormy interpersonal relationships. Chronic feelings of emptiness and boredom may lead to suicidal gestures. Women are three times more likely to be diagnosed than men." What disorder is being described?
a. avoidant personality disorder b. obsessive-compulsive personality disorder c. borderline personality disorder d. antisocial personality disorder
You are watching a rat in a Skinner box, and every time a red light comes on, the rat presses the bar in the cage. However, when a green light comes on, the rat never presses the bar. In this case, it appears that the color of the light is acting as:
a. a positive reinforcer for bar pressing b. a negative reinforcer for bar pressing c. an unconditioned stimulus for bar pressing d. a discriminative stimulus for bar pressing
What happened when socially anxious participants were instructed not to use their safety behaviours in Wells et al.’s (1995) study?
A. Participants felt less anxious compared to when they used the safety behaviours B. Parents felt more anxious compared to when they used the safety behaviours C. Participants had greater fears that their feared catastrophe would come true D. Participants were not able to stop using their safety behaviours
Compared to participants in Asch's study on conformity, participants in Crutchfield's study:
a. conformed at similar rates. b. conformed at higher rates. c. conformed at lower rates. d. did not conform at all.