When a group pays less attention to external realities than to its own cohesiveness, this is known as

a. polarization. c. groupthink.
b. the risky shift. d. none of these.


C

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What theory suggests that if a person is impeded in reaching a goal he or she is seeking, then this impediment will lead to a stimulation of a drive whose main goal is to harm some person or object?

a) The general aggression model b) The frustration-aggression hypothesis c) The evolutionary hypothesis d) The death wish theory

Psychology

Newborns can distinguish different colors, but which colors do they seem to prefer?

A. red and black B. blue and green C. yellow and blue D. pink and blue

Psychology

According to one source, about ________% of men and women had extramarital sex.

A. 18 B. 8 C. 33 D. 41

Psychology

One way to increase training motivation is to:

A) ensure that trainees set their own goals. B) ask trainees to take turns leading the training session. C) help trainees understand how the training will benefit them. D) use a lecture-based format.

Psychology