_____ can occur when individuals who are part of a group focus on preserving group solidarity at the expense of considering all possible alternatives or even failing to use rational thought in the process
A) Social facilitation
B) Groupthink
C) Social loafing
D) Group polarization
Answer: B
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a. ?allow him to have control over the dependent variables b. ?show if memory improvement is based on participant expectations c. ?create a double-blind design for his research d. ?eliminate the chance of random variables confounding his experiment
We are more adaptable because learning is extended to related situations through
a. stimulus generalization. b. spontaneous recoveries. c. extinction. d. acquisitional conditioning.
Which one of the following would you typically NOT include in a survey plan?
a. Estimated costs for developing and administering the survey, and analyzing the survey data b. The phases and steps necessary for completing the survey development c. A timeline for completing each phase of the survey d. Operational definitions of the objectives the number of questions needed to meet the survey objectives
In sexual abuse counseling, a combination of _________ and _________ sessions help make it safe to talk about feelings.
a. individual; couples b. individual; conjoint c. clinical; conjoint d. none of the above