A condition where a group of people develop similar fears or other abnormal behaviors because of suggestion or other psychological processes is known as:
A. agoraphobia
B. mass hysteria
C. taijin kyofusho
D. offensive-compulsive disorder
Answer: B
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b. elective selection. c. compensation. d. the epigenetic principle.
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a. postconventional reasoning. c. objective responsibility. b. preconventional reasoning. d. conventional reasoning.
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a) conditioning. b) latent learning. c) behavior modification. d) insight.