A professor asks her class to consider the following question: "What would you do if you could do anything you wanted without being held responsible or accountable for your behavior?" This is a question about the effects of
a. cognitive dissonance
b. the mere presence of others
c. group polarization
d. deindividuation
Answer: D
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a. they are more likely to be gay or lesbian than children raised by heterosexuals. b. they are similar to children raised in heterosexual households in both psychological health and feelings about their families. c. they score lower in popularity with peers than children raised in heterosexual households. d. they have lower scores in moral development, self-concept, and social competence, but similar levels of intelligence, compared to children raised in heterosexual households.
Being laid off when a young adult is more stressful than for someone in middle age
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The case of John Sharon, who suffers from temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), is told in your textbook. What unusual symptom do John and others with TLE have?
A) the complete absence of emotions B) feelings of intense joy and spiritual experiences C) the inability to understand the meaning of emotional words D) the inability to express emotions through facial expressions.
In Bowlby’s theory, babies in the preattachment phase __________
A) are wary of strangers B) display separation anxiety when the familiar caregiver leaves C) do not recognize their own mother’s smell or voice D) do not mind being left with an unfamiliar adult