When close-knit group members experience groupthink, it means that:
a. they tend to overestimate the personality factors of others and underestimate the situation.
b. they tend to use problem-solving procedures that have been effective in the group's past.
c. they tend to take individual credit for good decisions and blame the group for poor decisions.
d. they tend to think alike and to suppress disagreement for the sake of harmony.
d
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Jack suffered a brain injury as a result of hitting his head while waterskiing. One of the problems that developed was that Jack could not pronounce certain words correctly for a long period of time; now that he has had extensive speech therapy, he can speak as he did before his accident. This is an example of the brain's __________, which allows the structure and function of his brain cells to change to adjust to the trauma.
A. adaptology B. stagnation C. neuroplasticity D. reflex arc
A type of social interaction that is especially helpful for understanding role-taking among children is
a. explaining the workings of a mechanical toy. b. asking for directions to a location. c. disagreements among close friends. d. explaining how to care for a sick pet.
Jack Kevorkian is best known for:
a) Arguing again physician-assisted suicide b) Designing a machine to enable physician-assisted suicide c) Being the first person to die from physician-assisted suicide in the U.S. d) Being the first person to die from physician-assisted suicide in Canada
A fortification illusion often begins with
A) a headache. B) a seizure. C) a gray area of blindness near the center of the visual field. D) a zigzag pattern of flickering lines. E) thick lines in the periphery that then constrict.