It Could Be Argued That Participants in Muzafer Sherif's (1936)study

question 120

Multiple Choice

It could be argued that participants in Muzafer Sherif's (1936) study converged in their estimates of the amount of movement of a point of light because they were avoiding public embarrassment or social censure from other participants.Sherif demonstrated that this was unlikely when he found similar results

• A)when participants completed the task with their friends.
• B)when participants later completed the task alone.
• C)two years later.
• D)when a different set of participants responded in the same way to the same stimuli.
• E)when participants completed an auditory task in groups.

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Definitions:

Excretion

The process by which metabolic waste products and toxic substances are removed from the body of an organism.

Deamination

The removal of an amino group from an amino acid or other compound, which is an important process in the metabolism of nitrogen-containing compounds.

Uric Acid

A waste product formed from the breakdown of purines in the body, excreted in urine.

Disadvantage

A condition or situation that causes a reduction in effectiveness, efficiency, or desirability.