A car slams into the guard rail on the shoulder of a busy highway. The driver is clearly hurt, but it takes several minutes before someone calls 911. What likely caused the delay?

A. social loafing
B. process loss
C. diffusion of responsibility
D. coordination loss


Answer: C

Psychology

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Morning sickness is due to the increase in ____ during pregnancy

a. testosterone and androgen c. estrogen and progesterone b. estrogen and androgen d. estrogen and testosterone

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Finally, the hoop is set afire and the tiger must jump through it to get the reward. This is an example of __________ . a. modeling b. shaping c. negative reinforcement d. secondary learning

Psychology

__________ explains why pairs of identical twins reared apart during childhood and later reunited may find that they have similar hobbies and vocations

A) Passive gene–environment correlation B) Niche-picking C) Genotyping D) Epigenesis

Psychology