If you heard that a person exposed himself to another person in a place of business, you would probably think that the person was abnormal until you realized the person was exposing himself to his family doctor during the course of a physical examination. This story illustrates the importance of
a. situational context.
b. cultural relativity.
c. social nonconformity.
d. subjective discomfort.
ANSWER: a
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The James-Lange theory states that
a. emotion-producing situations elicit an appropriate set of physiological and behavioral responses. b. emotions are determined jointly by perception of physiological response and cognitive assessment of a situation. c. outward manifestations of emotion are produced by inner physiological responses. d. emotions are behaviors. e. facial expressions of emotion have evolved out of the need to communicate nonverbally with other people.
Conformity occurs when people
a. change their behavior as a result of receiving a persuasive argument. b. change their behavior as a result of observational learning. c. follow direct commands, usually from someone in a position of authority. d. yield to real or imagined social pressure.