Suppose that you are on a committee that is deciding how to allocate the yearly budget. And suppose that many people on the committee seem to just be "going along with the crowd" rather than expressing their opinions or concerns. Based on Asch's line-judging research on conformity, you can encourage more dissent and debate in the group by ____
a. making sure that the group consists of no fewer than five people
b. playing "devil's advocate" and disagree with the majority view
c. finding a way to have same-sex group members meet separately
d. providing the group with a common bond and strong group identity
B
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A. a mutually responsive orientation B. effortful control C. emotion regulation D. prosocial behavior
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A) decreases; increases B) increases; changes C) increases; decreases D) decreases; decreases
The World Health Organization estimates that one billion people worldwide smoke and more than three million die each year from smoking-related causes
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Children ages 5-9 are most likely to be killed
a) in a house fire. b) in a gun-related death. c) in a transportation-related accident. d) by drowning.