When individuals are faced with a unanimous group decision, the pressure exerted by the majority is often strong enough to produce conformity

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.


Answer: T

Psychology

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c. Primary care physicians can usually treat patients by educating and reassuring patients. d. They are difficult to treat and there are no treatments with proven effectiveness.

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Virtually all doctors worldwide recommend breastfeeding exclusively for the first ______ month(s) of life

Fill in the blank with correct word

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A woman thinks her arm is paralyzed, but in fact it is not! This condition was once called

A) somatogenic B) repression C) surrealism D) hysteria

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Taylor finds it hard to believe that her boyfriend wants to see other women after their two years of exclusive dating. She tries to banish all thoughts of him from her mind, but it doesn't seem to be work. Her strategy is not effective because:

a. repression is unconscious, not volitional, and so Taylor cannot will it to happen. b. women have introspective styles of rumination, and so Taylor needs more time to brood. c. depressed people have no control over the situations that cause negative emotions. d. by trying to avoid those thoughts, she is processing the thoughts more frequently.

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