A group member's adoption of a more extreme position about an issue than she originally held after participating in a discussion in which other group members strongly express agreement with her defines _____

a) groupthink.
b) social facilitation.
c) the actor-observer effect.
d) group polarization.

Answer: d

Psychology

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The story of the Michigan police officer who ate marijuana-laced brownies and then called 911, is a good illustration of which basic psychopharmacology fact?

A. Drug laws only apply to those outside of law enforcement. B. Marijuana produces paranoia in the majority of users. C. The oral route of administration produces the fastest onset of effects. D. Different routes of administration can producing markedly different drug effects.

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Why do antisocial individuals behave without regard for the feelings or well-being of others?

a) They are too manic to notice. b) They are too depressed to care. c) They do not experience anxiety. d) Their level of serotonin is too low.

Psychology