Suppose that you are part of a small religious discussion group and that, after several months in the group, you start to notice some disturbing patterns in the group's behaviors: Everyone always agrees with one another; no one ever expresses disagreements; outside views are shunned; and the group seems to feel that it is invulnerable and morally superior to other groups. If you have a good
memory for your social psychology reading, then you should suspect that your group is suffering from ____________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
groupthink
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a. Variation of scores on the test would gradually decrease. b. Variation of scores on the test would gradually increase. c. The mean score on the tests would gradually decrease. d. The mean score on the tests would gradually increase.
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A. high in anxiety B. low in self-acceptance C. well-adjusted D. low in autonomy
If you want to identify clusters of cell bodies in a sample of tissue, it would be best to use the
A. Golgi silver stain. B. Nissl stain. C. myelin stain. D. horseradish peroxidase stain.
According to Erikson, intimacy encompasses
A) the need to accommodate another person's identity into one's own. B) the final resolution of identity moratorium and the development of a strong identity. C) the resolution of the trust v. mistrust stage when one is finally able to trust another. D) a degree of selflessness, involving the sacrificing of one's own needs for another.