What was the surprising result of Asch's experiment on conformity?

a. The people who conform most to others in dress conform the least in opinions.
b. People conform to the views of people they dislike more than people they like.
c. People conform to what others say, even when they know the others are wrong.
d. High-prestige people conform to others' opinions more than low-prestige people do.


c

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Twenty-eight-year-old Serge is a typical young adult. As such, Erikson would suggest that Sergi is most concerned about

a. dying young. b. the shame he experienced as a toddler. c. finding a job. d. establishing an intimate long-term love relationship.

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Carole seems to be incredibly healthy; she is able to resist illness no matter how much stress she is under. She tends to fully involve herself in whatever she is doing, she believes that change is normal and that she has control over the course of her life. Psychologists would say that Carole has

a. an external locus of control. c. moderate self-efficacy expectations. b. high psychological hardiness. d. Type A behavior.

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The anterior pituitary is composed of ____ and the posterior pituitary is composed of ____.

A. glandular tissue; neural tissue B. neural tissue; glandular tissue C. neural tissue; neural tissue D. glandular tissue; glandular tissue

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