After the group discusses a topic, the number of the members expressing a specific view increases while the number of members expressing the dissenting view decreases. This is an example of
a. consolidation
b. correlation
c. clustering
d. continuing diversity
e. merging
a. consolidation
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What will be an ideal response?
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What would you tell him? a. Few professionals adhere to Freud's theory, even psychoanalysts, so he should try something else. b. He should probably try it. Freud would say that he was orally fixated. c. It sounds to you like he is actually anally fixated. d. It will take time, but psychoanalysis should probably work for him.
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A. 400,000 B. 300,000 C. 200,000 D. 100,000
All of the following are reasons that males have greater gains in strength than females during early adolescence, except:
A. increased production of androgens among females. B. strong societal pressures on girls to decrease their physical activity in adolescence. C. inadequate nutrition among adolescent girls. D. sex differences in body fat.