The head of the Department of Mathematics at a large university considers applications only from those who are alumni of the university for faculty positions in the department. The professor is demonstrating:
A) normative influence.
B) group polarization.
C) prejudice.
D) the common-knowledge effect.
C) prejudice.
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James hypothesized that one's reasoning abilities and belief systems are strongly influenced by one's emotions and desires
a. True b. False
According to cognitive dissonance theory, "we come to love the things we suffer for." For example, we tend to be especially loyal to groups that require severe or painful initiations. Why does this happen?
a. This happens because the goals themselves (the things that we suffer for) are actually always very valuable; otherwise, we wouldn't have suffered for them in the first place. b. This happens because, deep down, people really like to suffer. c. This happens because we are motivated to justify the time and effort we've spent on our choices. d. This happens because classical conditioning is at play: when we finally reach our goals, our suffering ends. We therefore associate our goals with "end of suffering" and come to love them.
Unconsciousness means the person has a total lack of sensory awareness and complete loss of responsiveness to the environment.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
In Sternberg's model of love, the desire to maintain the relationship through good times and bad times is called
a. love. b. passion. c. intimacy. d. commitment. e. reciprocity.