Even though she thought it was silly, Christina wore pink and green ribbons in her hair as her friends did. This is an example of:
a) an attribution.
b) compliance.
c) conformity.
d) obedience.
ANS: C, Christina felt a real or imagined pressure from her peer group to go conform with their behaviors.
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a. increased mortality. b. poor health. c. impaired immune functioning. d. decreased appetite.
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A. drug treatment is highly cost-effective only for the treatment of stimulant abuse B. drug treatment is more cost-effective than imprisonment C. enforcement of drug laws is more effective than drug treatment D. drug treatment using psychoanalysis is the most cost-effective treatment
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a. both the human brain and the computer can compare symbols and make choices, based on that comparison. b. human memory distinguishes between short-term memory and long-term memory, whereas computer models have no comparable distinction. c. neither the human mind nor the computer can compare symbols. d. a flowchart designed in connection with a computer is very different from human mental processes.
Negative reinforcement occurs when a response
a. leads to a desirable consequence. b. leads to the removal of an unpleasant event. c. leads to an undesirable consequence. d. is ignored.