Increased conformity, an overestimation of competence of the group and close-mindedness are all symptoms of which process?
a) Informational influence
b) Normative influence
c) Group polarisation
d) Groupthink
CORRECT = D
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A. A stereotype B. Discrimination C. Conformity D. Prejudice
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a. mainstreaming b. due process c. confidentiality d. the patient's rights
What would it take to scientifically demonstrate the existence of ESP?
a. uncritical acceptance by the media and the public b. a double-blind study that would replicate both a run of luck and a decline effect c. a mass media study involving a million ESP trials in which people from the United States and other countries would attempt to identify ESP targets from a distance d. a set of instructions that would allow any competent, unbiased observer to produce a psi event under standardized conditions that rule out any possibility of fraud
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a. Hermann von Helmholtz. c. Georges Seurat. b. Thomas Young. d. Ewald Hering.