Ben and Jason had a new idea to deal with one of their company's challenges. The primary hurdle was changing the mindset of most of the members of the team formed to discuss the issue. If Ben and Jason are to shift majority opinion, they should ________.
A. get the majority to conform to group pressure
B. use an authority figure to put across their message
C. plan to use groupthink to their advantage
D. present a well-formed persuasive argument
Answer: D
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d. posttraumatic stress disorder.
The desire to have social impact or control over others is called the need for
a. achievement. b. power. c. self-actualization. d. arousal.
What research advantage is present when studying behavioral differences in monozygotic twins?
Since the twins have different genotypes at birth, behavioral differences can more likely be attributed to nature rather than nurture. Since the twins maintain identical genotypes throughout their lifetimes, behavioral differences are 100 percent attributable to differences in their environments. Since the twins have identical genotypes at birth, behavioral differences can more likely be attributed to differences in their environments. Since the twins are born with identical phenotypes, behavioral differences will also be identical.
In a survey of heterosexual men and women regarding how they feel being around "a man who is homosexual" or "a woman who is a lesbian" it was seen that
a. both men and women anticipated more discomfort being around homosexual persons who matched their own sex. b. women as compared to men felt more uncomfortable being around homosexual men. c. men anticipated arousal around lesbian women. d. both men and women felt very comfortable being around homosexuals who matched their own sex.