At the end of lecture one day, you are completely confused by what your professor has been trying to teach you. When the professor asks whether anyone has questions about the material, you notice that no one else raises their hands. You assume everyone else has understood the lecture perfectly, and you dont want to appear dumb by asking some simple questions. But, when talking to your friends after class, you realize that they had been just as confused. This situation is likely the result of
a. diffusion of responsibility
b. evaluation apprehension
c. the bystander effect Incorrect
d. pluralistic ignorance
Ans: d. pluralistic ignorance
Psychology
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Research on reactions to stressful stimuli finds that people typically use coping strategies to reduce anxiety
A. when trained to do so by the experimenter. B. when reminded to do so by the experimenter. C. when given no instructions about coping strategies by the experimenter. D. very rarely, unless the stimulus is extremely anxiety provoking.
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