The tendency to adjust one's behavior to actual or perceived social pressures is called

a. obedience.
b. conformity.
c. groupthink.
d. prejudice.
e. compliance.


b

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a. construct b. content c. concurrent d. external

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How is Philip’s clergy construct the same as other people’s? What corollary does this apply to?

What will be an ideal response?

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The short fibers which extend from the neuron allowing it to receive messages from other neurons are __________

a. axons b. dendrites c. nerve bundles d. cell membranes

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Which model is MOST likely to predict that transference will occur during therapy?

A. humanistic-existential B. behavioral C. psychodynamic D. cognitive

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