When people adjust their thinking to match the standard that has been set by a group, even when there is no direct or overt pressure to make that adjustment, they are demonstrating __________
a. pressure
b. conformity
c. persuasion
d. social influence.
Answer: C
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a. Anderson criteria b. paradoxical shift c. attribution error d. Peter Principal
A procedure in which a woman's ova are removed from her ovaries, then a man's sperm are used to fertilize the ova in a laboratory, is known as
a. natural insemination. c. surrogate fertilization. b. artificial insemination. d. in vitro fertilization.
"Belief in a just world" is best characterized as a form of
a. perceptual bias. b. availability heuristic. c. defensive attribution. d. fundamental attribution error.
Imagine you haven't seen a high school friend until your 25th reunion. Based on results from a recent study, which of the following changes would make you think the friend has become a "different person"?
a. the friend has changed an aspect of his morality, such as becoming racist b. the friend has straightened his teeth and changed his hair color c. the friend has gotten into physical shape and now is a triathlete d. the friend has trouble remembering other classmates' names