Latané and colleagues (1979) found that groups of participants decreased their effort as the size of the group increased. This finding is called:
a. social loafing
b. group facilitation
c. groupthink
d. social laziness
a
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In the "Strange Situation" that Mary Ainsworth devised, psychologists evaluate a child's reactions to which of the following?
a. Apparent violations of the laws of physics b. The presence or absence of the mother and a stranger c. Video games that provide rewards on an unpredictable schedule d. Sounds that seem to come from people who are not moving their lips
People use their body language to reveal their level of attraction when meeting someone for the first time
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
In which of the following countries is cohabitation the most common?
A. Italy B. Ireland C. Canada D. Japan
If a response is not followed by a reward after it has been repeated many times, it will go away. This describes the operant conditioning term of
a. negative reinforcement. b. extinction. c. punishment. d. time out.