Sometimes bullies are allowed to keep being abusive because group members think that no one else believes the bully is being aggressive. What term best describes this situation?
A. groupthink
B. spiral of silence
C. pluralistic ignorance
D. wisdom of crowds
Answer: C
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The original Wechsler scale was the first one that
a. was capable of directly comparing verbal and nonverbal measures. b. used a large, representative sample. c. used a performance scale. d. could be generalized to various populations.
Maria is more likely to become obese if
a. She lives in an affluent neighborhood b. Her spouse is obese c. Her neighbor is obese d. Her professional network has a large portion of obese individuals
An auction house is about to sell a first edition of a book arguing psychology should not study consciousness, but should emphasize the study of how the unconscious memories and urges effect behavior. The book was most likely written by:
a. William James b. Abraham Maslow c. Wilhelm Wundt d. Sigmund Freud
A state of tension that occurs when a person's attitudes do not match the person's actions is called __________
a) cognitive dissonance. b) the validity effect. c) the fundamental attribution error. d) routinization.