What circumstance increases the likelihood that someone will obey an authority?
a) the authority figure is absent
b) the command is not life threatening
c) the authority figure assumes responsibility for the outcome
d) close proximity to the target of the behavior
C
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a. A kindergartener with Down syndrome with whom he share no interests b. A fifth-grader with Asperger's with whom Luke loves to play Star Wars c. A third-grader who is intellectually advanced and prefers to interact with teens d. A teenaged babysitter that Luke loves to play board games with
Linus has always enjoyed long walks through the woods, but recently, after several highly publicized attacks on hikers by bears, he finds himself fearful of going on a hike. Linus is using a(n) ____
a. ?affective heuristic b. ?biased heuristic c. ?inductive heuristic d. ?availability heuristic
If one group is in competition with another group, and the groups can be clearly defined, what is a likely result?
A. Competition pushes groups to appreciate individual merit and thereby not develop prejudices at the group level. B. Viewing another group as worthy competitors reduces prejudice. C. If one group begins to show dominance, the other group will accuse the dominant group of being prejudiced. D. Prejudice will develop between the groups, such as assigning bad motives to the whole group.