In a social psychological study, a group of students are left in a classroom during an exam and observed to determine whether they will choose to cheat. Which important question of social psychology does this study seek to explore?
A. Are we shaped more by biological factors of environmental factors?
B. Is personality or environment more influential?
C. Are people basically good or basically evil?
D. What are the benefits and drawbacks of living in groups?
Answer: C
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A) infants are likely to fantasize and add false details when remembering the past. B) infants tend to weave episodes together into meaningful stories of their own lives. C) infants do not make reliable use of language to symbolize or classify events. D) infants do not have any ability to decode sensory input, which allows them to constantly change their memories.
Which perspective views diseases as being caused by a combination of several different factors and involves the person who is sick playing a role in fostering his or her own health rather than passively getting treatments from a doctor?
a. psychosomatic perspective b. mind-body perspective c. medical model d. biopsychosocial model
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A) 6 weeks. B) 12 weeks. C) 6 months. D) 18 months.