In a classic study that involved college students shooting pool at a student union, it was found that when being watched by others, good players who were confident in their pool playing improved their accuracy, while the less confident players decreased their accuracy. This experiment illustrates the principle known as
a. social facilitation.
b. social compliance.
c. indirect obedience.
d. group conformity.
A
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"Good people help others who are in trouble" represents which motivation for helping others?
A. norms and values B. empathy C. norm of reciprocity D. diffusion of responsibility
Emotions are best described as ____
a. ?evaluative thoughts about the situation b. ?facial expressions coupled with affective responses c. ?complex reactions to some internal or external event d. ?inevitable, biologically-determined responses
Although Michelle passed her psychology test, received a pay raise, and successfully repaired her bike today, she dwells on the rebuff of a friend. A cognitive therapist would refer to this as
a. obsessive behavior. b. selective perception. c. all-or-nothing thinking. d. overgeneralization.
depersonalization disorder
What will be an ideal response?