What is it called when we are uncertain about a correct behavior and voluntarily conform to group standards?
A. informational social influence
B. generational influence
C. descriptive norms
D. normative social influence
Answer: A
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a. a fear of losing something that you have; a desire for something that you do not have b. a desire for something that you do not have; a sense of resentment that someone else has something that you don't have c. a fear of losing something that you have; a sense of resentment that someone else has something that you don't have d. a desire for something that you do not have; a fear of losing something that you have
According to Freud, the key to mental health is
a. an overpowering superego. b. an unrestrained id. c. dominance of the pleasure principle. d. balance among the mental structures.
According to the chapter I Confessabout false confessions to crimes, the investigation provides strong
support for the idea that (a) increasing a suspect's vulnerability is the strongest influence when pushing an individual to confess to a crime that they did not commit (b) increasing a suspect's vulnerability and providing a false witness can influence people to confess to acts they did not commit (c) typing fast is correlated with confessingto a crime (d) lie detector tests always expose the truth in the end
A mental health professional was asked to comment on the Consumer Reports survey of satisfaction with psychotherapy. Which of the following might be an important criticism of the report?
a) "The results were based only on the patients' perspective." b) "The therapists did not use drug treatments in any of their approaches." c) "The results involved treatments based primarily on psychodynamic therapy." d) "The therapists who were providing the therapy were primarily using behavioral techniques."