Groups of students who are friends often choose seats near each other on the first day of class and become upset if an outsider takes "their" seats in a later class. This is an example of the development of norms through
a. groupthink.
b. primacy.
c. structure.
d. gatekeeping.
e. initiating.
Ans: b. primacy.
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Which of the following statements is true about the characteristics of observers that influence modeling?
a. Older children are reinforced primarily by physical stimuli such as food, affection, and punishment. c. Because of immediate imitation during infancy, reiterations of modeled behavior are unnecessary. b. The set of behaviors we choose to imitate stay constant during our lifetime. d. The probability of imitation of a modeled behavior is inversely proportional to self-esteem of the observer.
The technique in which things to be remembered are placed at different locations in a mental image of a spatial layout is known as
a. the pegword technique. b. method of loci. c. paired-associate learning. d. a propositional representation.
A phobia is:
a. a fearful response to a dangerous stimulus b. an intense and irrational fear that is out of proportion to the object's actual danger c. the feeling that people or organizations are out to get us d. mild arousal that results from being in enclosed spaces
Defining culture as a social group's "design for living," think about the college campus culture and the culture in your home. How are they alike? How do they differ? What values are emphasized on campus that may not be emphasized at home?
Likewise, what values are present in the home that may not exist on campus? What will be an ideal response