If you wanted to resist an influence attempt, social impact theory (Latané, 1981) suggests that you should

a. increase the distance between yourself and the group.
b. repeatedly think about how important the group is to your life.
c. spend as much time as possible with the group.
d. ensure that the group is unanimous.


Answer: A

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a. unrelated pairs of students of the same age and sex will appear very dissimilar on most traits. b. you will find several children with the same first name in nearly every elementary classroom. c. children in today's elementary classrooms are significantly more diverse than the children in the elementary schools of 50 years ago. d. twins reared apart will always be significantly more similar than unrelated pairs of students.

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A commonly accepted cut-off point for a diagnosis of mental retardation is an intelligence quotient (IQ) that is below:

a) 125 b) 100 c) 85 d) 70

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Pre-test sensitization has the potential for

a. confounding the IV. b. confounding the DV. c. increasing test reliability. d. creating constants out of variables.

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Because boys learn to suppress their emotional expressions, the only emotion they can freely express is __________

Fill in the blank with correct word

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