Changing one's attitudes and behaviors to be similar to those of a particular group of

people is called

a. compliance.
b. deindividuation.
c. conformity.
d. social facilitation.
e. the bystander norm.


c. conformity.

Psychology

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a. Caleb: "Many women of color believe that feminist activism is not consistent with their cultural values.". b. Dawn: "Ironically, men of color tend to be more feminist than women of color.". c. Bev: "Women of color typically say that European American feminists are sensitive to the issues raised by women of color, but they talk too much and do too little.". d. Gopal: "Unfortunately, in the United States and Canada, only 10 to 20 college courses have been taught on women of color and feminism.".

Psychology

Which of the following is TRUE regarding the placenta?

a. It secrets hormones that prepare the breasts for nursing. b. It inhibitscontractions that prompt childbirth. c. It is also called the amnion. d. It cannot be seen on an ultrasound.

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Which statement best describes our current state of knowledge regarding social perception?

a. People frequently make errors judging others and are rarely accurate in impression formation. b. People frequently exhibit bias in their perceptions of others. However, their biases do not necessarily result in inaccurate impression formation c. People frequently exhibit bias in their perceptions of others. Such bias results in inaccurate impression formation. d. People infrequently exhibit bias and, as a result, rarely make errors in impression formation.

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Helen experiences so much anxiety when she is in public that she no longer leaves her house. When the level of anxiety and avoidance behavior severely disrupts an individual's life it is called a(an):

a. conditioned disorder b. phobia c. generalized disorder d. avoidance disorder

Psychology