The Challenger space shuttle disaster occurred when some concerns about the possibility of problems were not adequately considered. This example shows the dangers of ____.?
a. ?social facilitation
b. ?groupthink
c. ?deindividuation
d. ?attributional bias
ANSWER:
b
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Which of the following young women best summarizes the information on menstrual pain and PMS?
a. Lizzie: "Pain, PMS, it's all just part of what women have to live with every month.". b. Maria: "Although few women experience menstrual pain, most women experience some symptoms of PMS.". c. Nadja: "Most women experience some menstrual pain, but estimates of the extent of PMS are more controversial.". d. Olivia: "The research finds support for cyclical variation in mood swings, but finds no support for the existence of menstrual pain.".
Which of the following does not fit with the others?
a. crowds b. crazes c. fads d. fashions
Because of technology, résumés
a. are no longer useful. b. may be requested in electronic format. c. are changing the information that is required. d. should look flashier with graphics added.
In an experiment that combined both physiological and behavioral approaches to the study of decision making, PFC activity was recorded while participants accepted or rejected proposals to split a sum of money ($10). PFC activation was
a. greatest for accepted offers. b. greatest for rejected offers. c. the same for accepted and rejected offers. d. dependent on how much money the responder was offered.