In Solomon Asch's series of experiments, participants judged the length of a line incorrectly when everyone else in the room gave the wrong answer. Which of the following statements
A) Participants were told that they have poor vision.
B) Participants were exposed to strong light.
C) Participants were exposed to strong conformity pressure.
D) Participants were obedient to the authority in the group.
Answer: C
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a. Gardasil is especially useful in preventing genital herpes. b. Gardasil can prevent all of the identified forms of HPV. c. many parents believe that their daughters would become more sexually active if they took this vaccine. d. when a woman receives the Gardasil vaccine—and she uses condoms every time—she has less than a 5% chance of acquiring a sexually transmitted disease.
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a. night waking b. nightmares c. sleep onset d. regulatory
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a. have overprotective parents. c. are "trouble makers." b. are in elementary school. d. are irresponsible.