Women conform more and men conform less when they believe they are being observed. Eagly (1987) argues that this occurs because
a. being watched makes people self-aware, which brings out their underlying personalities.
b. women are easier to manipulate, whereas men tend to be more independent.
c. women and men tend to be knowledgeable about different kinds of topics.
d. people feel greater pressure in public to behave in ways consistent with their gender role.
d
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a. proactive b. reactive c. emotional d. relational
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A. anorexia nervosa B. bulimia C. obesity D. self-handicapping compulsion
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a. stimulus generalization b. stimulus discrimination c. aversive conditioning d. conditioned inhibition
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a. struggle for existence c. maturity b. mutation d. natural selection