Eduardo is wearing a silly gorilla suit at a costume party. Although he is normally responsible and respectful, Eduardo joins in when the party starts getting wild. After the police break up the gathering, he apologetically tells them that he "forgot himself." What phenomenon does this illustrate?
a. the just-world hypothesis
b. diffusion of responsibility
c. deindividuation
d. groupthink
c
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Fifteen-year old Stephanie is having difficulty remembering how to spell the word "definitely" for an upcoming quiz in her English class. She can't remember whether it is "definitely" or "definately.". She thinks about it for a moment and decides that the easiest way to remember is that the word has one prefix ("de"), one root word ("finite"), and one suffix ("ly"). By separating the root word,
she has an easier time remembering that the middle vowel is "i" and not "a.". Stephanie has used the memory strategy of ____ to master this word. a. acrostics b. rehearsal c. elaboration d. organizing
Research on the biology of memory involving the visual cortex of rats reared in stimulating environments and the stimulation of certain synapses in sea snails, such as Aplysia, suggests that
a. the engram is generalized throughout the entire cortex. b. myelination is not critical to memory formation in the brain. c. electrical circuits in the brain correspond to memory traces. d. memories may have neural correlates at specific sites.
Male menopause refers to the problems associated with a decrease in ______
Fill in the blank with correct word
Some adolescents drink because of ___________, in which they assume that everyone is drinking at high levels due to a few conspicuous examples
a. a consensus effect c. a false consensus effect b. peer pressure d. retaliation