Which of the following is the best example of normative influence?
a. Patients adhere rigidly to doctors' recommendations.
b. People estimate how far a stable dot has moved by referring to others' estimates.
c. People wear a particular type of shoe even if uncomfortable because it is considered fashionable.
d. Military personnel follow a superior's orders that are morally questionable.
c
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One characteristic of identity moratorium is that adolescents
A) show relatively high anxiety and experience psychological conflict. B) are happy and satisfied, have a high need for social approval, and tend to be authoritarian. C) are psychologically healthy, higher in achievement motivation and moral reasoning than adolescents in any other status. D) tend to by flighty, shifting from one thing to the next. 33) 4
Derek's job as a supervisor refers to his relative __________ in the company, whereas the expectations for how to behave on the job refers to his __________
A) role; status B) job; role C) status; role D) status; job
According to Hilton and Simmons (2001 ), which of the following is the most robust predictor in the decision to continue to detain forensic patients in maximum security facilities?
a) The nature of their crime b) The senior clinician's testimony c) Their behaviour while in prison d) Psychological diagnosis
The so-called "Gambler's Fallacy" makes the mistake of not recognizing
a. the low-probability events b. the high-probability events c. the independent-events situation d. that losses occur more frequently than wins