The authors of your text describe two types of social norms. Identify and describe these two types of norms, then state which type of norm is more effective in persuading people to conform

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: The text describes injunctive norms as people's perceptions of what behaviors are approved or disapproved of by others. Descriptive norms are people's perceptions of how people actually behave in given situations, regardless of whether the behavior is approved or disapproved of by others. The authors of your text suggest that injunctive norms lead to better conformity than descriptive norms.

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A sample of n = 9 college students is used to evaluate the effectiveness of a new Study Skills Workshop. Each student's grade point average (GPA) is recorded for the semester before the workshop and for the semester after the workshop. The average GPA improved by MD = 0.60 points with s2= 0.09 . The researcher would like to use the sample to estimate how much effect the workshop would have for

the entire college population. Which of the following is the 80% confidence interval for these data? a. µD = 0.60 + 0.01(1.397) c. µD = 0.60 + 0.10(1.397) b. µD = 0.60 + 0.09(1.860) d. µD = 0.60 + 0.10(1.860)

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A child who is too short for his or her age due to severe malnutrition is suffering from

stunting. marasmus. wasting. protein calorie malnutrition.

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Emphasizing external rewards such as good grades is an example of _____ goals

a. Intrinsic b. High locus of control c. Low self-efficacy d. Extrinsic

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According to the article Deep Roots about fetal precursors of temperament, DiPietro et al. operationally defined temperament as:

(a) questionnaire responses from the mothers (b) actocardiograph readings (c) the number of times the infant turned toward its mother (d) the strength of the infant's social relationships

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