Imagine that some researchers conducted a study and interpreted the results of the study as indicative of normative influence. These researchers are most likely to reach this conclusion if participants in their study
a. were truly convinced that the majority was correct in their opinions.
b. behaved in a way that would be considered normal to people in Western cultures.
c. did what they felt was morally right, even if it violated social norms in the process.
d. conformed because they feared being rejected for appearing deviant.
d
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a. zygote b. fetus c. embryo d. placenta
Schachter (1959) examined the preferences of participants who were expecting to receive a series of painful electric shocks. He found that these participants preferred to wait in a room
a. by themselves. b. with participants who were not expecting shocks. c. with participants who were also expecting shocks. d. with participants who had already received shocks.