The loss of individuality that comes from being in a group, and increases the chances of a person's engaging in deviant or destructive behavior, is known as:
a. groupthink
b. social interference
c. a self-serving bias
d. deindividuation
D
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Which of the following is true of emotions?
a) Emotions are quick and do not last for hours or days. b) Humans in certain cultures have emotions, while in other cultures they don't. c) Emotions communicate people's intentions to others, but not their states. d) Emotions help people make slow decisions with maximal cognition.
Which of the following is one criticism of early personality tests? a. The tests made too few assumptions about the meaning of a test response
b. The questions were too complex to grade objectively. c. The tests did not accurately reflect modern testing theories. d. The responses may not be interpreted in the same way by the test administrator.
The neurotransmitter most closely linked to eating disorders is
a. norepinephrine. b. gabapentin. c. serotonin. d. endorphin.
Which of the following is an example of biased views of our own behavior?
A. A person of average athletic ability believes they are the best basketball player in the country. B. A person who performs poorly in a quiz says the questions were biased. C. A person who notes that a personality quiz is not valid because they do not like the results. D. A person who estimates that most people cannot complete the job they do.