Marika was confronted by the jealous girlfriend of a guy that Marika had dated
She backed down from the confrontation and fled the scene. Later, she asked several others what they would have done in that type of a situation and they agreed that they would have done the same thing. Marika felt better. This is an example of
A) fundamental attribution theory.
B) social comparison theory.
C) collective delusions.
D) mass hysteria.
Answer: B
You might also like to view...
Why does nicotine produce a pleasurable feeling?
A. It increases dopamine in the brain's pleasure center. B. It interferes with the reuptake of dopamine. C. It binds to serotonin receptors. D. It blocks adenosine receptors in the limbic system.
A two-way ANOVA contains
a. a main effect for each factor. b. a main effect for each factor and an interaction. c. an interaction for each factor and a main effect. d. an interaction for each factor.
Kareem's father complains about having to wear a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device at night, because it makes it hard for him to sleep. He most likely has _____________________
a. insomnia b. a REM sleep-related disorder c. tinnitus d. sleep apnea
A disadvantage of a single variable two-level experiment is that
A) it is dangerous to guess the shape of a function from two points. B) you cannot use as many participants as in other designs. C) the statistics you have to use are more difficult than with a one-level experiment. D) all the choices are disadvantages.