The tendency for people to change their behavior just because other people are nearby is known as

a. compliance.
b. conformity.
c. mere presence.
d. indirect obedience.


C

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In an experiment, the __________ is what researchers expect to change as a result of manipulation.

A. replication group B. independent variable C. control group D. dependent variable

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Which of the following is true about the major controversy that erupted in the late 1990s about the effect parental behaviors have on the child's personality?

a. It was proposed that peers influence a child's personality more than parents do. c. It was proposed that the behavior of the parents reflects the behavior of the children and not the other way round. b. It was found that a child's personality development is negatively impacted when the parents are not the primary caregivers. d. It was found that in individualistic cultures, the style of parenting was changing from authoritarian to authoritative.

Psychology

A(n) __________ is a tool for measuring deductive logic and consists of using established

premises. a. s factor b. intelligence test c. syllogism d. ratio IQ e. Wechsler scale

Psychology

Research studies of how people actually progress through Kübler-Ross's stages of dying suggests that ______ people experience the 5 stages she identified and these 5 stages are _______ experienced in the order she specified

a. all; always b. all; sometimes c. most; always d. most; sometimes

Psychology