Matthew wants to be an educated consumer of new social science discoveries. This involves
A) searching the Internet for amazing facts.
B) telling his friends about the remarkable information he heard on a radio talk show.
C) comparing new discoveries to what is already known and trying to decide if the differences make sense.
D) All of the above.
Answer: C
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A) ?vicarious imitation B) ?stimulus enhancement C) ?stimulus sensitization D) ?true imitation