Lucas walks around his busy college campus between classes. He notices smoke coming from the side of the cafeteria, but assumes that someone inside already has called the fire department. What phenomenon does this example illustrate?
a. the just-world hypothesis
b. diffusion of responsibility
c. deindividuation
d. groupthink
b
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If a child engages in a problem behavior in a store (e.g., a tantrum) and the parent gives the child candy, the child is more likely to engage in problem behavior in the store. This is an example of:
a. automatic positive reinforcement b. social positive reinforcement c. automatic negative reinforcement d. social negative reinforcement
Whenever Matt is told to run laps during basketball practice, he complains to the coach that he is too tired in order to get out of running. The coach starts making him run the laps anyway, and eventually Matt stops complaining about being too tired when he is told to run. This is an example of:
a. extinction of a negatively reinforced behavior b. spontaneous recovery c. extinction of a positively reinforced behavior d. punishment
A(n) ____ identity status is based largely on the input of adults (i.e., parents, role models)
a. diffusion b. moratorium c. foreclosure d. achievement
How might a behaviorist explain why someone sacrifices their own life for that of another?
a. The choice was forced on the individual. b. They were conforming to a social norm. c. They were responding to an unconscious impulse to do so. d. a and b only.