What is the term for an improvement in performance caused by the perception that others are watching?
a) social loafing
b) social idleness
c) social facilitation
d) social productivity
c
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Social psychology differs from history and philosophy in its
a. attention to the scientific method. b. concern with human behavior. c. greater focus on cultural influences. d. more narrowly defined areas of interest.
Mariddie is a Western Apache teenager who has just experienced menarche. What reaction should she expect from those around her? a. There will be an elaborate celebration in her honor
b. She will be married within a week. c. Her hair will be cut short, and she will be expected to go into the wilderness to kill a small animal (e.g., rabbit). d. She will be ostracized from the tribe for one month.
Although Jesse would not be considered an alcoholic, he wishes to reduce the number of beers he drinks to a couple a week. So, Jesse makes out a set of cards that will help him to vividly imagine himself becoming an alcoholic. He will take out these cards and picture this disturbing scene several times a day. To break his drinking habit, Jesse is using
a. stimulus substitution. b. thought control. c. covert sensitization. d. thought stopping.
Schizophrenia is associated with "negative symptoms" that include all of the following EXCEPT
A. an inability to initiate and persist in activities. B. flat affect. C. poverty of speech (alogia). D. hallucinations and delusions.