When Shaina is about to begin her speech in class, she notices that a few of her classmates are whispering among themselves. She becomes nervous that she might be boring to her audience and gets distracted. In this scenario, the presence of the classmates is not likely to facilitate her performance due to _____
A) social pressure
B) deindividuation
C) evaluation apprehension
D) diffusion of responsibility
C
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Gay men and lesbians are victims of prejudice as evidence by
a. historical attitudes rather than current acts of discrimination. b. the very rare problems of being able to obtain employer-provided health insurance for partners. c. Gay Pride marches. d. employment and housing discrimination.
When conducting personality research, in most cases a researcher should
A. begin with a theory from which the hypothesis is derived. B. wait until the results are in before deciding what the hypothesis is. C. use the most recent personality tests available. D. wait until seeing the data before deciding which theory the results support.
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What will be an ideal response?