A situation in which a group becomes so cohesive and like-minded that it makes poor decisions by ignoring information relevant to the decision-making process is:

a. individual dominance
b. social loafing
c. groupthink
d. the devil's advocate approach


c

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Research suggests that humans evolved large brains not to better understand the environment around them, but rather to increase the capability for interpersonal relations. This idea is known as ____

a. social brain theory b. relational cortex theory c. the interpersonal brain hypothesis d. the relational brain hypothesis

Psychology

Which of the following is universal in all cultures??

a. ?smile recognition b. ?genderequity c. ?racial diversity d. ?social class

Psychology

A university's IRB is likely composed of mostly of whom?

A. social scientists B. lawyers C. administrators D. representatives from various departments

Psychology

Characteristics of children that elicit responses from other people are

a. passive effects. c. active effects. b. evocative effects. d. shared effects.

Psychology