You are confused by something your professor just said, but no one else is asking questions, so you assume they understand. Meanwhile, they assume you understand. What does this illustrate?

a. Group polarization
b. Social loafing
c. Pluralistic ignorance
d. Cognitive dissonance


c

Psychology

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The active and fluctuating nature of perceptual organization can be demonstrated by looking at patterns that allow more than one interpretation. These patterns are called

a. visual aberrations. b. illusory figures. c. ambiguous stimuli. d. impossible figures.

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a. genetics b. training c. observational learning d. the fetus leaning on a particular side that frees up one hand or the other for movement

Psychology

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a. internal locus of control. b. false sense of control. c. external locus of control. d. grandiose sense of self.

Psychology