Lisa has been invited to a party. Immediately after receiving the invitation, she meets with a group of friends to discuss what they plan to wear to the party. Lisa then makes the decision on what she will wear. Lisa's party dressing behavior demonstrates
a. obedience to an authority. c. a social decision scheme.
b. conformity. d. groupthink.
B
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a. The framing effect b. The sunk cost effect c. The representativeness heuristic d. The availability heuristic
The commons dilemma refers to the tendency for people to ____
a. be less likely to assist others in need when many other onlookers are present as opposed to when few or no other onlookers are present b. waste, deplete, or use in a less-than-optimal way resources that are shared with others rather than private c. be more likely to behave inappropriately or aggressively when part of a group rather than alone d. refrain from punishing others who "cheat the system" for fear that they will be suffer some negative result
According to Adler, which one of the following types typically tries to reduce feelings of anxiety by acting in anti-social ways?
a. avoiding type b. ruling type c. getting type d. competitive type
Because of gender segregation, we would expect that
A) boys will try to dominate girls. B) boys and girls will play together often. C) boys will mainly just play with other boys. D) "boys will be boys."