Which of the following describes "diffusion of responsibility" ?
Answer: In an anonymous group, the tendency of members to avoid taking responsibility for actions, assuming that others will do so.
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The representativeness heuristic assumes that which of these is true?
a. Something that resembles members of a category is also a member of the category. b. The most expensive member of a category is probably the one of highest quality. c. An unfamiliar item probably belongs to a common category, not a less common one. d. If you can easily think of examples of an event, it must be a common event.
Using the word psychosomatic to describe a disorder with an obvious physical component is considered misleading because a. it gives the impression that psychological disorders like anxiety or depression do not have a biological component. b. it assumes that the physical aspects of a disorder are less important than the psychological aspects
c. it emphasizes the psychological symptoms of a disorder instead of the physical symptoms. d. it gives the impression that biological disorders are not influenced by psychological factors.
You are walking down the street and see someone lying motionless on the ground. You are most likely to help if you are ____.?
a. ?alone and hear the person groaning b. ?with a stranger and hear the person groaning c. ?alone and the person directly asks you for help d. ?with a friend and the person directly asks you for help
Comte divided human history into periods. What is the last period?
a. Scientific c. Metaphysical b. Theological d. Communal