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The group polarization effect implies that ​

A) when most of the group members initially favor a cautious decision, discussion will cause the group to adopt an even more cautious decision.
B) the gap between two opposing factions will be narrowed after group discussion.
C) when most of the group members initially favor a cautious decision, discussion will cause the group to adopt a risky decision.
D) group decisions will always be better than individual decisions.

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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What is conformity? How is it different from obedience?

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Obedience occurs when people obey the co...

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George believes all white males are snobbish, standoffish, cold, and money hungry. George's belief about white males can be viewed as a(n) _____.

Briefly describe the physical and psychological factors that contribute to attraction in our culture.

All of the following statements concerning stereotypes are accurate EXCEPT ​

In persuasion, the information transmitted is referred to as the

Eric has joined a new fraternity. If the other fraternity members now consider Eric as part of their ingroup, they are MORE likely to

When members of a cohesive group emphasize concurrence at the expense of critical thinking in arriving at a decision, _____ is said to have occurred.

In the research on romantic attraction, which of the following did researchers discover to be the key determinant of a person's initial attraction to someone else?

The NASA personnel who were in charge of the Space Shuttle launch had clear evidence that freezing temperatures could pose a problem for the Shuttle, but they chose to ignore the evidence and proceeded with the launch anyway. The process that would BEST explain why the launch went ahead, even though there was evidence that indicated it should be delayed, is ​

Joel and Kirk both work with a stock brokerage firm. Joel is considered to be extremely attractive, and Kirk is considered to be average in appearance. Based on research that has investigated the effects of physical appearance in person perception, you should predict that

The beliefs people have concerning the object of an attitude describes the _____ component of an attitude.

While at the dentist, six-year-old Alex listened as his mom told the dentist she flosses her teeth at least three times a week. Alex noticed that the dentist smiled at and complimented his mom on her behavior. As a result of this brief encounter, Alex's mom will be likely to continue to floss as a result of _____, and Alex will be likely to have a favorable attitude concerning flossing as a result of _____.

Alphonse failed his geology midterm. According to Weiner's attributional model, if Alphonse makes an external-unstable attribution for his failure, he is MOST likely to say,

Explain how stereotypes and other factors contribute to subjectivity in person perception.

Research on factors contributing to building relationships seems to support the adage,

Samantha had not really thought much about who should get her vote, but for the entire month before the election, she constantly heard messages saying, "Vote for Don Green. He's the best person for the job." On election day, after voting for Don Green, she told her friends that she believed he truly was the best candidate. Based on the research into factors that influence persuasion, it appears that Samantha has been influenced MOST by ​

Social psychological research has repeatedly shown that people's common sense explanations for human behavior are often wrong. This illustrates the unifying theme from the textbook concerning the importance of

When Stoner (1961) compared the average decision of a group's individual members against their group decision generated through group discussion, he found that

A positive or negative evaluation of an object of thought defines a(n)