According to Leon Festinger, group membership
a. reduces the actor-observer bias.
b. satisfies our need for social comparison.
c. encourages passive compliance in our interactions.
d. fulfills our desire to influence and control others.
B
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a. drop in the crime rate across the United States b. increase in the populations of mental health institutions c. increase in the number of mental patients now eligible for the death penalty d. the deinstitutionalization movement
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a. ?Stage 1 N-REM b. ?Stage 2 N-REM c. ?Stage 3 or 4 N-REM d. ?REM sleep
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a. heart-rate variance. b. the brain wave index. c. ¬physical activity. d. the experimental design.
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a. the length of time Brenda has been in labor b. whether Brenda's baby is in distress c. whether the doctor usually performs an episiotomy d. whether or not Brenda has decided to use anesthesia