Men and women sometimes respond to surveys in such a way as to give the impression that they conform to society's stereotypes, even when their true behaviors are different from what they report. Such behavior is called

a. nondifferentiation.
b. impression management.
c. optimizing.
d. acquiescence.


B

Psychology

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a. profound disability b. severe disability c. moderate disability d. mild disability e. non-functional disability

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a. if a change actually occurred. b. if the change would likely occur again. c. the impact of the change. d. other changes as a result of therapy.

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