The NASA personnel who were in charge of the Space Shuttle launch had clear evidence that freezing temperatures could pose a problem for the Shuttle, but they chose to ignore the evidence and proceeded with the launch anyway. The process that would BEST explain why the launch went ahead, even though there was evidence that indicated it should be delayed, is
a. group polarization.
b. reciprocity.
c. groupthink.
d. collectivism.
C
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A. identity diffusion B. moratorium C. identity foreclosure D. identity achievement
Stankiewicz and Roselle (2008) found that about ____ of advertisements depicting women featured them as sex objects
a. one-quarter b. half c. two-thirds d. three-quarters
Physical changes in nerve cells or brain activity that take place when memories are stored are referred to as
a. memory traces. b. biodata. c. morphemes. d. cross-stimulation.
Other evidence that there may be common origins among disorders is the fact that medication that works for _____ is also effective for conversion disorder
a) OCD b) bipolar disorder c) schizophrenia d) dissociative fugue